erörtern

[ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtɐn]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“erörtern” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,281. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,281
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ausführlich und detailliert über einen bestimmten Sachverhalt sprechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erortern · erörtern · German

erörtern · rank #27,281 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,281
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erwerbstätigen

Nearest frequency peer: erwerbstätigen (-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 „erörtern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erörtern“ 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).

erörtern vs erörtert
88% similar
erörtern vs Erörterung
70% similar
erörtern vs erobern
63% similar

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

Key facts for erörtern
PropertyValue
Headworderörtern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,281
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erörtern“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erwerbstätigen“ (#27,280), „expert“ (#27,282), „Ersparnis“ (#27,279). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erörtern“ bei #27,281. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around erörtern (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,281 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ausführlich und detailliert über einen bestimmten Sachverhalt sprechen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for erörtern, with forms such as "errörtern", "errötern", and "eröretrn". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "erörtert", "Erörterung", "erobern", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erörtern, spelled E-R-Ö-R-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ausführlich und detailliert über einen bestimmten Sachverhalt sprechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how erörtern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Alle möglichen Einwände wurden sehr gründlich erörtert.
  2. Die Jungs erörterten die Frage, warum der Westen eigentlich die dominante Kultur der jüngeren Vergangenheit und Gegenwart sei – eine Frage, die sich mir persönlich in dieser Form nicht stellt, aber das nur nebenbei.

Synonyms

diskutierendebattierendisputieren

This word in other languages

debate(English)discutir(Español)discuter(Français)discutir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • errörtern
  • errötern
  • eröretrn
  • erörrtern
  • erörtenr
  • erörternn
  • erörterrn
  • erörtren
  • erörttern
  • erötrern
  • eörrtern
  • reörtern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

errörtern1errötern2eröretrn2erörrtern1erörtenr2erörternn1erörterrn1erörtren2
Edit distance from "erörtern"

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 "erörtern"?
"erörtern" is spelled E-R-Ö-R-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtɐn].
What does "erörtern" mean?
As a verb, "erörtern" means: ausführlich und detailliert über einen bestimmten Sachverhalt sprechen
What words are commonly confused with "erörtern"?
"erörtern" is commonly confused with "erörtert", "Erörterung", "erobern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erörtern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erörtern" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erörtern" come from?
"erörtern" 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 "erörtern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erfreute#27,275entzückt#27,274entferne#27,272Firewall#27,295

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Flatrate12 variantsFossilien12 variantsEichstätt12 variantsEhrenmann12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list