erläuterte

Name: erläuterte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯tɐtə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯tɐtə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“erläuterte” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,896. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,896
frequency rank, German: 4,632
“E” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erläutert

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlauterte · erläuterte · German

erläuterte · rank #19,896 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #19,896
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 4,632
PHOTO-FINISH erkranken

Nearest frequency peer: erkranken (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

erging

80,108
ergriff

80,107
erkranken

80,106
erläuterte

80,105
eroberte

80,104
erwirbt

80,103

What this shows „erläuterte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

erläuterte vs erläuterten

91% similar

erläuterte vs erläutert

90% similar

erläuterte vs erläutern

80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for erläuterte
Property	Value
Headword	erläuterte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯tɐtə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#19,896
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erläuterte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erläuterteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#19,896

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erkranken“ (#19,895), „eroberte“ (#19,897), „ergriff“ (#19,894). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erläuterte“ bei #19,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around erläuterte (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯tɐtə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,896 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for erläuterte, with forms such as "elräuterte", "erlläuterte", and "erluäterte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "erläuterten", "erläutert", "erläutern", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erläuterte, spelled E-R-L-Ä-U-T-E-R-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erläutert
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erläutert
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erläutert
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erläutert
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erläutert
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erläutert
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erläutert
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erläutert
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erläutert

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

elräuterte
erlläuterte
erluäterte
erlätuerte
erläuetrte
erläuteret
erläuterrte
erläutertte
erläutetre
erläutrete
erläutterte
errläuterte
eräluterte
reläuterte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erläuterte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "erläuterte"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erläuterte"?

"erläuterte" is spelled E-R-L-Ä-U-T-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯tɐtə].

What does "erläuterte" mean?

As an adjective, "erläuterte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erläutert

What words are commonly confused with "erläuterte"?

"erläuterte" is commonly confused with "erläuterten", "erläutert", "erläutern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "erläuterte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erläuterte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯tɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "erläuterte" come from?

"erläuterte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erläuterte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erfahrener#19,891 fachlichen#19,901 entrichten#19,889 Festnehmen#19,904

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

erkranken14 variants flexibler14 variants chaotisch14 variants Blutungen14 variants