Erörterung

[ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtəʁʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtəʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Erörterung” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,573. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,573
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eingehende Diskussion

Corpus desk

Index DE-erorterung · Erörterung · German

Erörterung · rank #33,573 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,573
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ernsthafter

Nearest frequency peer: ernsthafter (-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 „Erörterung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Erörterung“ 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).

Erörterung vs erörtern
70% similar
Erörterung vs Eroberung
70% similar

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

Key facts for Erörterung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErörterung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtəʁʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,573
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erörterung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Erörterungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ernsthafter“ (#33,572), „Eschenbach“ (#33,574), „erlöschen“ (#33,571). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erörterung“ bei #33,573. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Erörterung (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,573 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erörterung, with forms such as "errörterung", "erröterung", and "eröretrung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "erörtern", "Eroberung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Erörterung, spelled E-R-Ö-R-T-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eingehende Diskussion
  2. 2
    sachbezogene sprachliche Schülerarbeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Erörterung stellt einen wichtigen Teil meiner Arbeit dar.
  2. „Prozessorientiertes Schreiben, informierende und meinungsbildende Textsorten wie Erörterung, Textinterpretation, Meinungsrede, kreative Textformen, …“

Synonyms

UntersuchungProblemaufsatz

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • errörterung
  • erröterung
  • eröretrung
  • erörrterung
  • erörternug
  • erörterrung
  • erörterugn
  • erörterungg
  • erörterunng
  • erörteurng
  • erörtreung
  • erörtterung
  • erötrerung
  • eörrterung
  • reörterung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erörterung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

errörterung1erröterung2eröretrung2erörrterung1erörternug2erörterrung1erörterugn2erörterungg1
Edit distance from "Erörterung"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list