ernüchternd
[ɛɐ̯ˈnʏçtɐnt]
The verdict
“ernüchternd” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,324. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,324
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - negative Umstände so wahrnehmend / realisierend, dass die Hoffnung genommen wird, dass sich diese negativen Umstände bessern werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-ernuchternd · ernüchternd · German
ernüchternd · rank #39,324 · 18 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #39,324
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 57,060
- PHOTO-FINISH erotisches
Nearest frequency peer: erotisches (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ernüchternd”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- erleichterte
erleichterte
60,681 corpus weight
- ernüchternd
ernüchternd
60,677 corpus weight
- erotisches
erotisches
60,676 corpus weight
- erstarken
erstarken
60,675 corpus weight
- erzieht
erzieht
60,674 corpus weight
- Esche
Esche
60,673 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ernüchternd” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ernüchternd |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈnʏçtɐnt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #39,324 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ernüchternd” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around ernüchternd (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈnʏçtɐnt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,324 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "negative Umstände so wahrnehmend / realisierend, dass die Hoffnung genommen wird, dass sich diese negativen Umstände bessern werden".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for ernüchternd, with forms such as "enrüchternd", "erncühternd", and "ernnüchternd". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Ernüchterung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ernüchternd, spelled E-R-N-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-N-D.
Definition
- 1negative Umstände so wahrnehmend / realisierend, dass die Hoffnung genommen wird, dass sich diese negativen Umstände bessern werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ernüchternd appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist ziemlich ernüchternd, auf jede meiner Bewerbungen eine Absage zu bekommen.
Von 13 Zielen [einer effektiveren Entwicklungshilfe gegen den Hunger] wurde für 2010 nur eines erreicht. Ernüchternd nennt das die OECD.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enrüchternd
- erncühternd
- ernnüchternd
- ernücchternd
- ernüchetrnd
- ernüchhternd
- ernüchtenrd
- ernüchterdn
- ernüchterndd
- ernüchternnd
- ernüchterrnd
- ernüchtrend
- ernüchtternd
- ernücthernd
- ernühcternd
- errnüchternd
- erünchternd
- renüchternd
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ernüchternd - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ernüchternd", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.