erscheint

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nt]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,549

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

erscheint is aGermanverb. It means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nt]. It ranks #1,549 in German word frequency. Often confused with erscheine and erscheinen.

Key facts for erscheint
PropertyValue
Headworderscheint
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,549
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erscheint is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nt]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,549 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for erscheint, with forms such as "ercsheint", "errscheint", and "ersccheint". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "erscheine", "erscheinen", 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 erscheint, spelled E-R-S-C-H-E-I-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ercsheint,errscheint,ersccheint,erscehint,erscheinnt,erscheintt,erscheitn,erschenit,erschheint,erschient,ershceint,ersscheint,esrcheint,rescheint

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erscheint

Misspelling Variants of "erscheint"

ercsheint9errscheint10ersccheint10erscehint9erscheinnt10erscheintt10erscheitn9erschenit9
Misspelling Variants of "erscheint"

Frequency rank: #1,549 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erscheint"?
"erscheint" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-E-I-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nt].
What does "erscheint" mean?
As a verb, "erscheint" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen
What words are commonly confused with "erscheint"?
"erscheint" is commonly confused with "erscheine", "erscheinen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erscheint"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erscheint" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erscheint" come from?
"erscheint" 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.