erratisch

[ɛˈʁaːtɪʃ]

/[ɛˈʁaːtɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“erratisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - verirrt, verstreut, weit weg vom Ursprung

Corpus desk

Index DE-erratisch · erratisch · German

erratisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for erratisch
PropertyValue
Headworderratisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛˈʁaːtɪʃ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erratisch” sits in German frequency

erratisch falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erratisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛˈʁaːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for erratisch, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erratisch, spelled E-R-R-A-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    verirrt, verstreut, weit weg vom Ursprung
  2. 2
    zufällig, unvorhersehbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Findlinge sind erratische Gesteine, die noch heute als Zeugen der Eiszeit gefunden werden können.
  2. „Selbst wenn es sich bei dieser … Vermutung um einen von Kluges berühmten pseudodokumentarischen Kunstgriffen handeln sollte, hat es sicher seine Richtigkeit mit dem solchermaßen identifizierten Syndrom, haftet doch den Berichten derer, die mit dem blanken Leben davongekommen sind, in aller Regel etwas Diskontinuierliches an, eine eigenartig erratische Qu…

This word in other languages

erratic(English)erratique(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erratisch"?
"erratisch" is spelled E-R-R-A-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛˈʁaːtɪʃ].
What does "erratisch" mean?
As an adjective, "erratisch" means: verirrt, verstreut, weit weg vom Ursprung
How do you pronounce "erratisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erratisch" is [ɛˈʁaːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erratisch" come from?
"erratisch" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list