erprobt

[ɛɐ̯ˈpʁoːpt]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈpʁoːpt]/ adj

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The verdict

“erprobt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,530. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,530
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geprüft und bewährt; als zuverlässig ausgewiesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erprobt · erprobt · German

erprobt · rank #18,530 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,530
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ermutigt

Nearest frequency peer: ermutigt (-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 „erprobt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erprobt“ 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).

erprobt vs erprobte
88% similar
erprobt vs erproben
75% similar

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

Key facts for erprobt
PropertyValue
Headworderprobt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈpʁoːpt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,530
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erprobt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erprobtliegt 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: „ermutigt“ (#18,529), „erzählst“ (#18,531), „Erfindungen“ (#18,528). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erprobt“ bei #18,530. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around erprobt (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁoːpt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,530 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for erprobt, with forms such as "eprrobt", "erporbt", and "erpprobt". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "erprobte", "erproben", 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 erprobt, spelled E-R-P-R-O-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    geprüft und bewährt; als zuverlässig ausgewiesen
  2. 2
    althergebracht; seit Langem üblich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit der erprobten Methode werden wir das Problem schnell lösen können.
  2. Es werden bei dieser Ausschreibung erprobte Kenntnisse von Oracle Forms, PL/SQL, Oracle-Datenbanken (inkl. RAC) sowie PostgreSQL-Datenbanken und die Fusion-Middleware (Applikationsserver) gesucht.

Synonyms

anerkanntangesehenausgewiesenbekannteingeführtgängiggeachtetgebräuchlichgeschätztnamhaftprobatrespektiertüblichunbestrittenunumstrittenverlässlichvonGeltungRangRufverbreitetweitverbreitetrenommiertbewährtzuverlässigbefähigtbeschlagenbewanderterfahrenfähigfitgeschicktgeübtgewandtgutkenntnisreichklugkompetentkundigprofessionellsachkundigsachverständigsattelfestsicherverdientweisezuverlässigqualifiziertroutiniertversiertveraltendfirm

Antonyms

unerprobt

This word in other languages

approved(English)aprobar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprrobt
  • erporbt
  • erpprobt
  • erprbot
  • erprobbt
  • erprobtt
  • erprotb
  • erprrobt
  • errpobt
  • errprobt
  • reprobt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprrobt2erporbt2erpprobt1erprbot2erprobbt1erprobtt1erprotb2erprrobt1
Edit distance from "erprobt"

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 "erprobt"?
"erprobt" is spelled E-R-P-R-O-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁoːpt].
What does "erprobt" mean?
As an adjective, "erprobt" means: geprüft und bewährt; als zuverlässig ausgewiesen
What words are commonly confused with "erprobt"?
"erprobt" is commonly confused with "erprobte", "erproben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erprobt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erprobt" is [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁoːpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erprobt" come from?
"erprobt" 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 "erprobt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Feldzug#18,540formell#18,545freudig#18,549Cookies#18,509

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

elegante11 variantsfossilen11 variantsfünftel11 variantsgebissen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list