Ernste

[ˈɛʁnstə]

/[ˈɛʁnstə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ernste” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,646. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,646
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ernst

Corpus desk

Index DE-ernste · Ernste · German

Ernste · rank #10,646 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,646
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erlernen

Nearest frequency peer: erlernen (-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 „Ernste“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ernste“ 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).

Ernste vs erst
50% similar
Ernste vs Este
67% similar
Ernste vs erste
67% similar

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

Key facts for Ernste
PropertyValue
HeadwordErnste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛʁnstə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,646
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ernste“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ernsteliegt 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: „erlernen“ (#10,645), „Ernstes“ (#10,647), „entsetzt“ (#10,644). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ernste“ bei #10,646. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ernste (IPA [ˈɛʁnstə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,646 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ernst".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ernste, with forms such as "enrste", "ernnste", and "ernset". 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, "erst", "Este", "erste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Ernste, spelled E-R-N-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ernst

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enrste
  • ernnste
  • ernset
  • ernsste
  • ernstte
  • erntse
  • errnste
  • ersnte
  • renste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ernste - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

enrste2ernnste1ernset2ernsste1ernstte1erntse2errnste1ersnte2
Edit distance from "Ernste"

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 "Ernste"?
"Ernste" is spelled E-R-N-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁnstə].
What does "Ernste" mean?
As a noun, "Ernste" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ernst
What words are commonly confused with "Ernste"?
"Ernste" is commonly confused with "erst", "Este", "erste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ernste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ernste" is [ˈɛʁnstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ernste" come from?
"Ernste" 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 "Ernste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list