Erreger

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːɡɐ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,794

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Erreger is aGermannoun. It means: Auslöser einer Krankheit Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːɡɐ]. Often confused with erregt and erregte.

Key facts for Erreger
PropertyValue
HeadwordErreger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːɡɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,794
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Erreger in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Erreger is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːɡɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,794 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Erreger, with forms such as "ereger", "ererger", and "erreegr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "erregt", "erregte", "Erzeuger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Erreger, spelled E-R-R-E-G-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Auslöser einer Krankheit
  2. 2
    Teil einer elektrischen Maschine, der das magnetische Feld für die Energiewandlung bei elektrischem Stromfluss erzeugt
  3. 3
    Signalquelle (z. B. Auslöser für Schwingungen)
  4. 4
    aktiver Teil, der das Signal empfängt

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ereger,ererger,erreegr,erregerr,erregger,erregre,errgeer,rereger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Erreger

Misspelling Variants of "Erreger"

ereger6ererger7erreegr7erregerr8erregger8erregre7errgeer7rereger7
Misspelling Variants of "Erreger"

Frequency rank: #14,794 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Erreger"?
"Erreger" is spelled E-R-R-E-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːɡɐ].
What does "Erreger" mean?
As a noun, "Erreger" means: Auslöser einer Krankheit
What words are commonly confused with "Erreger"?
"Erreger" is commonly confused with "erregt", "erregte", "Erzeuger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erreger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erreger" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erreger" come from?
"Erreger" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.