Erle

[ˈɛʁlə]

/[ˈɛʁlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erle” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,856. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,856
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an feuchten Stellen wachsender Laubbaum der Gattung Alnus mit eingeschlechtigen Blüten in Kätzchen und rundlichen, verholzenden Fruchtzapfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erle · Erle · German

Erle · rank #48,856 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,856
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erhärtet

Nearest frequency peer: erhärtet (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Erle“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Erle vs eye
25% similar
Erle vs eve
25% similar
Erle vs Ers
50% similar

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

Key facts for Erle
PropertyValue
HeadwordErle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛʁlə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#48,856
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erle“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Erleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erhärtet“ (#48,855), „ergänze“ (#48,854), „errechnete“ (#48,858). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erle“ bei #48,856. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Erle (IPA [ˈɛʁlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,856 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erle, with forms such as "elre", "erel", and "erlle". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "eye", "eve", "Ers", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Erle, spelled E-R-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    an feuchten Stellen wachsender Laubbaum der Gattung Alnus mit eingeschlechtigen Blüten in Kätzchen und rundlichen, verholzenden Fruchtzapfen
  2. 2
    Holz der Erle^([1])

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Erle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Unser Weg führte durch einen wunderschönen Zedernwald, in dem auch riesige Erlen standen.“
  2. Ist das Erle, was neben dem Kamin liegt?

Synonyms

EllerErlenholz

This word in other languages

alder(English)aliso(Español)aulne(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elre
  • erel
  • erlle
  • errle
  • rele

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erle - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elre2erel2erlle1errle1rele2
Edit distance from "Erle"

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 "Erle"?
"Erle" is spelled E-R-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁlə].
What does "Erle" mean?
As a noun, "Erle" means: an feuchten Stellen wachsender Laubbaum der Gattung Alnus mit eingeschlechtigen Blüten in Kätzchen und rundlichen, verholzenden Fruchtzapfen
What words are commonly confused with "Erle"?
"Erle" is commonly confused with "eye", "eve", "Ers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erle" is [ˈɛʁlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erle" come from?
"Erle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Esra#48,863dörr#48,832duch#48,829diet#48,821

Similar misspelling depth

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

Cali5 variantsavis5 variantsangle5 variantskola5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list