erleben

[ɛɐ̯ˈleːbn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈleːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“erleben” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,878
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Erfahrung machen, bei etwas dabei sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-erleben · erleben · German

erleben · rank #1,878 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,878
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erinnerung

Nearest frequency peer: Erinnerung (-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 „erleben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erleben“ 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).

erleben vs erlebt
71% similar
erleben vs erlebte
71% similar
erleben vs erregen
71% similar

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

Key facts for erleben
PropertyValue
Headworderleben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈleːbn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,878
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erleben“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Erinnerung“ (#1,877), „erlebt“ (#1,879), „entsprechenden“ (#1,876). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erleben“ bei #1,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around erleben (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈleːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,878 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for erleben, with forms such as "elreben", "erelben", and "erlbeen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "erlebt", "erlebte", "erregen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is erleben, spelled E-R-L-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Erfahrung machen, bei etwas dabei sein
  2. 2
    zu einem Zeitpunkt noch am Leben sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Berg reizt und lockt den Bergsteiger, und dieser erlebt mit der Besteigung eine innere Bereicherung.“
  2. Ich habe noch nie erlebt, dass ein Beamter nach Dienstschluss noch arbeitet.

Synonyms

dabeiansehenerfahrenmitmachendurchmachen

Antonyms

verpassen

This word in other languages

experience(English)vivir(Español)connaître(Français)experimentar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elreben
  • erelben
  • erlbeen
  • erlebben
  • erlebenn
  • erlebne
  • erleebn
  • erlleben
  • errleben
  • releben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elreben2erelben2erlbeen2erlebben1erlebenn1erlebne2erleebn2erlleben1
Edit distance from "erleben"

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 "erleben"?
"erleben" is spelled E-R-L-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈleːbn̩].
What does "erleben" mean?
As a verb, "erleben" means: eine Erfahrung machen, bei etwas dabei sein
What words are commonly confused with "erleben"?
"erleben" is commonly confused with "erlebt", "erlebte", "erregen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erleben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erleben" is [ɛɐ̯ˈleːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erleben" come from?
"erleben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fordert#1,883gemeint#1,884Alkohol#1,869Zweifel#1,868

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

steckt10 variantsfliegen10 variantsBekannte10 variantsKriegen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list