erscheine

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nə]/ verb

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The verdict

“erscheine” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,080. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,080
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erscheine · erscheine · German

erscheine · rank #34,080 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,080
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erproben

Nearest frequency peer: erproben (-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 „erscheine“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erscheine“ 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).

erscheine vs erscheint
89% similar
erscheine vs erscheinen
90% similar

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

Key facts for erscheine
PropertyValue
Headworderscheine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,080
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erscheine“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erscheineliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erproben“ (#34,079), „euphorisch“ (#34,081), „erniedrigt“ (#34,078). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erscheine“ bei #34,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around erscheine (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,080 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for erscheine, with forms such as "ercsheine", "errscheine", and "ersccheine". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "erscheint", "erscheinen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erscheine, spelled E-R-S-C-H-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercsheine
  • errscheine
  • ersccheine
  • erscehine
  • erscheien
  • erschenie
  • erschheine
  • erschiene
  • ershceine
  • ersscheine
  • esrcheine
  • rescheine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ercsheine2errscheine1ersccheine1erscehine2erscheien2erschenie2erschheine1erschiene2
Edit distance from "erscheine"

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 "erscheine"?
"erscheine" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nə].
What does "erscheine" mean?
As a verb, "erscheine" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen
What words are commonly confused with "erscheine"?
"erscheine" is commonly confused with "erscheint", "erscheinen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erscheine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erscheine" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erscheine" come from?
"erscheine" 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 "erscheine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Europarat#34,082erledigte#34,075fehlendes#34,091empfingen#34,066

Similar misspelling depth

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

erproben12 variantsEndphase12 variantsFrühzeit12 variantsEhebruch12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list