erotisch

[eˈʁoːtɪʃ]

/[eˈʁoːtɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“erotisch” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,177. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,177
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die sinnliche Liebe betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-erotisch · erotisch · German

erotisch · rank #28,177 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,177
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erinnerten

Nearest frequency peer: erinnerten (-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 „erotisch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erotisch“ 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).

erotisch vs Esstisch
63% similar
erotisch vs exotisch
88% similar
erotisch vs erotische
89% similar

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

Key facts for erotisch
PropertyValue
Headworderotisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[eˈʁoːtɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,177
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erotisch“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erinnerten“ (#28,176), „erstaunlichen“ (#28,178), „erblickte“ (#28,175). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erotisch“ bei #28,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around erotisch (IPA [eˈʁoːtɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,177 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die sinnliche Liebe betreffend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for erotisch, with forms such as "eortisch", "eroitsch", and "eroticsh". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Esstisch", "exotisch", "erotische", and more, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is erotisch, spelled E-R-O-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die sinnliche Liebe betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Film wirkt eher primitiv als erotisch.
  2. „Der Beischlaf gilt als Analogie zu dieser göttlichen Vereinigung. Er wurde oft in Tempeln vollzogen, an deren Wänden erotische Skulpturen Anschauungsmaterial dafür bieten.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

unerotisch

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eortisch
  • eroitsch
  • eroticsh
  • erotiscch
  • erotischh
  • erotishc
  • erotissch
  • erotsich
  • erottisch
  • errotisch
  • ertoisch
  • reotisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erotisch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eortisch2eroitsch2eroticsh2erotiscch1erotischh1erotishc2erotissch1erotsich2
Edit distance from "erotisch"

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 "erotisch"?
"erotisch" is spelled E-R-O-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈʁoːtɪʃ].
What does "erotisch" mean?
As an adjective, "erotisch" means: die sinnliche Liebe betreffend
What words are commonly confused with "erotisch"?
"erotisch" is commonly confused with "Esstisch", "exotisch", "erotische". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erotisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erotisch" is [eˈʁoːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erotisch" come from?
"erotisch" 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 "erotisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list