Erotik
[eˈʁoːtɪk]
The verdict
“Erotik” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,911 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,911
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - physische und zugleich psychische Anziehungskraft zwischen Personen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erotik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eˈʁoːtɪk] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,911 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erotik” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Erotik is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eˈʁoːtɪk]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,911 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erotik, with forms such as "eortik", "eroitk", and "erotikk". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Erotik, spelled E-R-O-T-I-K.
Definition
- 1physische und zugleich psychische Anziehungskraft zwischen Personen
- 2oft nur euphemistisch für: Sex, Sexualität
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eortik,eroitk,erotikk,erotki,erottik,errotik,ertoik,reotik
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erotik - 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.
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Using “Erotik”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-O-T-I-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eˈʁoːtɪk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.