Ernennung

[ˌɛɐ̯ˈnɛnʊŋ]

/[ˌɛɐ̯ˈnɛnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ernennung” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,275
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verleihung eines Titels oder Status

Corpus desk

Index DE-ernennung · Ernennung · German

Ernennung · rank #12,275 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,275
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erkrankt

Nearest frequency peer: erkrankt (-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 „Ernennung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ernennung“ 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).

Ernennung vs ernennen
67% similar
Ernennung vs Erkennung
89% similar

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

Key facts for Ernennung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErnennung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɛɐ̯ˈnɛnʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,275
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ernennung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ernennungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erkrankt“ (#12,274), „erstatten“ (#12,276), „erhobenen“ (#12,273). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ernennung“ bei #12,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Ernennung (IPA [ˌɛɐ̯ˈnɛnʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,275 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Verleihung eines Titels oder Status".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ernennung, with forms such as "enrennung", "erennnung", and "ernennnug". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ernennen", "Erkennung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists 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 Ernennung, spelled E-R-N-E-N-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verleihung eines Titels oder Status

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Noch am Tag seiner Ernennung beschloss er grundlegende Maßnahmen.
  2. „Im Vorjahr hatte er durch die Ernennung des konservativen Juristen Neil Gorsuch das zuvor bestehende Patt zwischen vier liberalen und vier konservativen Höchstrichtern aufgehoben.“

This word in other languages

appointment(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enrennung
  • erennnung
  • ernennnug
  • ernennugn
  • ernennungg
  • ernennunng
  • ernenung
  • ernenunng
  • ernnennung
  • ernnenung
  • errnennung
  • renennung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ernennung - 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.

enrennung2erennnung2ernennnug2ernennugn2ernennungg1ernennunng1ernenung1ernenunng2
Edit distance from "Ernennung"

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 "Ernennung"?
"Ernennung" is spelled E-R-N-E-N-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɛɐ̯ˈnɛnʊŋ].
What does "Ernennung" mean?
As a noun, "Ernennung" means: Verleihung eines Titels oder Status
What words are commonly confused with "Ernennung"?
"Ernennung" is commonly confused with "ernennen", "Erkennung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ernennung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ernennung" is [ˌɛɐ̯ˈnɛnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ernennung" come from?
"Ernennung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erstatten#12,276erhobenen#12,273Expansion#12,279Einkünfte#12,269

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Fabriken12 variantsgesunder12 variantsBiografie12 variantshospital12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list