ernsteren

[ˈɛʁnstəʁən]

/[ˈɛʁnstəʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“ernsteren” is uncommon German (frequency #96,938 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,938
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst

Corpus desk

Index DE-ernsteren · ernsteren · German

ernsteren · rank #96,938 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,938
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erndtebrück

Nearest frequency peer: Erndtebrück (-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 „ernsteren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ernsteren
PropertyValue
Headwordernsteren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛʁnstəʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,938
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ernsteren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erndtebrück“ (#96,937), „Erscheinungsbildes“ (#96,939), „ermittelnde“ (#96,936). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ernsteren“ bei #96,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ernsteren is uncommon German at frequency #96,938 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɛʁnstəʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ernsteren, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 ernsteren, spelled E-R-N-S-T-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst

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 "ernsteren"?
"ernsteren" is spelled E-R-N-S-T-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁnstəʁən].
What does "ernsteren" mean?
As an adjective, "ernsteren" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs ernst
How do you pronounce "ernsteren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ernsteren" is [ˈɛʁnstəʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ernsteren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

erleuchte#96,935erwählten#96,944Erfindern#96,931Ettenheim#96,948

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list