erlegte

[ɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erlegte” is uncommon German (frequency #75,590 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,590
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlegt

Key facts for erlegte
PropertyValue
Headworderlegte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,590
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erlegte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). erlegte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erlegte is uncommon German at frequency #75,590 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for erlegte in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 erlegte, spelled E-R-L-E-G-T-E.

Definition

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

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 "erlegte"?
"erlegte" is spelled E-R-L-E-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈleːktə].
What does "erlegte" mean?
As an adjective, "erlegte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlegt
How do you pronounce "erlegte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erlegte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erlegte" come from?
"erlegte" 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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Using “erlegte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-L-E-G-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈleːktə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list