ernährte

[ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːɐ̯tə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːɐ̯tə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ernährte” is uncommon German (frequency #75,592 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,592
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ernahrte · ernährte · German

ernährte · rank #75,592 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,592
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erpel

Nearest frequency peer: Erpel (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ernährte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ernährte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ernährte
PropertyValue
Headwordernährte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːɐ̯tə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,592
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ernährte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ernährtefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erpel“ (#75,593), „erlegte“ (#75,590), „erregenden“ (#75,594). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ernährte“ bei #75,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ernährte is uncommon German at frequency #75,592 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːɐ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

ernährte has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ernährte, spelled E-R-N-Ä-H-R-T-E.

Definition

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

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 "ernährte"?
"ernährte" is spelled E-R-N-Ä-H-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːɐ̯tə].
What does "ernährte" mean?
As an adjective, "ernährte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ernährt
How do you pronounce "ernährte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ernährte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Erstflug#75,596ergötzen#75,587episches#75,581Exporten#75,607

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list