erlebte

[ɛɐ̯ˈleːptə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈleːptə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erlebte” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,040
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlebte · erlebte · German

erlebte · rank #7,040 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,040
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erhaltung

Nearest frequency peer: Erhaltung (-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 „erlebte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erlebte“ 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).

erlebte vs erlegt
71% similar
erlebte vs erneute
71% similar
erlebte vs erregte
71% similar

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

Key facts for erlebte
PropertyValue
Headworderlebte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈleːptə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,040
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erlebte“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Erhaltung“ (#7,039), „erfolgreicher“ (#7,038), „Favoriten“ (#7,042). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erlebte“ bei #7,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around erlebte (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈleːptə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,040 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for erlebte, with forms such as "elrebte", "erelbte", and "erlbete". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "erlegt", "erneute", "erregte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is erlebte, spelled E-R-L-E-B-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elrebte
  • erelbte
  • erlbete
  • erlebbte
  • erlebet
  • erlebtte
  • erletbe
  • erllebte
  • errlebte
  • relebte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erlebte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

elrebte2erelbte2erlbete2erlebbte1erlebet2erlebtte1erletbe2erllebte1
Edit distance from "erlebte"

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 "erlebte"?
"erlebte" is spelled E-R-L-E-B-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈleːptə].
What does "erlebte" mean?
As an adjective, "erlebte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlebt
What words are commonly confused with "erlebte"?
"erlebte" is commonly confused with "erlegt", "erneute", "erregte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erlebte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erlebte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈleːptə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erlebte" come from?
"erlebte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Einkauf#7,036Ferrari#7,044gefickt#7,049Clinton#7,026

Similar misspelling depth

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

gewannen10 variantsChrist10 variantsinmitten10 variantsAuftakt10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list