ernsthafter

[ˈɛʁnsthaftɐ]

/[ˈɛʁnsthaftɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“ernsthafter” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,572. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,572
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ernsthaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-ernsthafter · ernsthafter · German

ernsthafter · rank #33,572 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,572
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erlöschen

Nearest frequency peer: erlöschen (-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 „ernsthafter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ernsthafter“ 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).

ernsthafter vs ernsthaftes
91% similar
ernsthafter vs ernsthaft
82% similar
ernsthafter vs ernsthafte
91% similar

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

Key facts for ernsthafter
PropertyValue
Headwordernsthafter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛʁnsthaftɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#33,572
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ernsthafter“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ernsthafterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erlöschen“ (#33,571), „Erörterung“ (#33,573), „erholte“ (#33,570). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ernsthafter“ bei #33,572. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around ernsthafter (IPA [ˈɛʁnsthaftɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,572 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for ernsthafter, with forms such as "enrsthafter", "ernnsthafter", and "ernshtafter". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ernsthaftes", "ernsthaft", "ernsthafte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ernsthafter, spelled E-R-N-S-T-H-A-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ernsthaft
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ernsthaft
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ernsthaft
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ernsthaft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ernsthaft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enrsthafter
  • ernnsthafter
  • ernshtafter
  • ernssthafter
  • ernstahfter
  • ernsthafetr
  • ernsthaffter
  • ernsthafterr
  • ernsthaftre
  • ernsthaftter
  • ernsthatfer
  • ernsthfater
  • ernsthhafter
  • ernstthafter
  • erntshafter
  • errnsthafter
  • ersnthafter
  • rensthafter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enrsthafter2ernnsthafter1ernshtafter2ernssthafter1ernstahfter2ernsthafetr2ernsthaffter1ernsthafterr1
Edit distance from "ernsthafter"

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 "ernsthafter"?
"ernsthafter" is spelled E-R-N-S-T-H-A-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁnsthaftɐ].
What does "ernsthafter" mean?
As an adjective, "ernsthafter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ernsthaft
What words are commonly confused with "ernsthafter"?
"ernsthafter" is commonly confused with "ernsthaftes", "ernsthaft", "ernsthafte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ernsthafter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ernsthafter" is [ˈɛʁnsthaftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ernsthafter" come from?
"ernsthafter" 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 "ernsthafter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fahrlässige#33,581elastischen#33,553eingeworfen#33,547Gesamtsumme#33,603

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Extremitäten18 variantsEinzelgänger18 variantseinleuchtend18 variantsgezeichneten18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list