Ernte

/[ˈɛʁntə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,313

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Ernte is aGermannoun. It means: sämtliche Arbeiten, die zum Einbringen landwirtschaftlicher Gewächse und Früchte notwendig sind Pronounced [ˈɛʁntə]. It ranks #7,313 in German word frequency. Often confused with erst and Este.

Key facts for Ernte
PropertyValue
HeadwordErnte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛʁntə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,313
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Ernte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ernte is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɛʁntə]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,313 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Ernte, with forms such as "enrte", "ernet", and "ernnte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Ernte, spelled E-R-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sämtliche Arbeiten, die zum Einbringen landwirtschaftlicher Gewächse und Früchte notwendig sind
  2. 2
    Ertrag der Ernte^([1])
  3. 3
    Ergebnis einer Arbeit oder Tätigkeit

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enrte,ernet,ernnte,erntte,errnte,ertne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Ernte

Misspelling Variants of "Ernte"

enrte5ernet5ernnte6erntte6errnte6ertne5
Misspelling Variants of "Ernte"

Frequency rank: #7,313 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ernte"?
"Ernte" is spelled E-R-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁntə].
What does "Ernte" mean?
As a noun, "Ernte" means: sämtliche Arbeiten, die zum Einbringen landwirtschaftlicher Gewächse und Früchte notwendig sind
What words are commonly confused with "Ernte"?
"Ernte" 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 "Ernte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ernte" is [ˈɛʁntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ernte" come from?
"Ernte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.