erschien

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃiːn]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃiːn]/ verb

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The verdict

“erschien” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,591. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,591
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-erschien · erschien · German

erschien · rank #2,591 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,591
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ernsthaft

Nearest frequency peer: ernsthaft (-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 „erschien“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erschien“ 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).

erschien vs Eschen
63% similar
erschien vs ersuchen
75% similar
erschien vs erschienen
80% similar

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

Key facts for erschien
PropertyValue
Headworderschien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃiːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,591
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erschien“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erschienliegt 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: „ernsthaft“ (#2,590), „festgestellt“ (#2,592), „erfolgen“ (#2,589). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erschien“ bei #2,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around erschien (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʃiːn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,591 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for erschien, with forms such as "ercshien", "errschien", and "erscchien". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Eschen", "ersuchen", "erschienen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is erschien, spelled E-R-S-C-H-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercshien
  • errschien
  • erscchien
  • erschein
  • erschhien
  • erschienn
  • erschine
  • erscihen
  • ershcien
  • ersschien
  • esrchien
  • reschien

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ercshien2errschien1erscchien1erschein2erschhien1erschienn1erschine2erscihen2
Edit distance from "erschien"

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 "erschien"?
"erschien" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃiːn].
What does "erschien" mean?
As a verb, "erschien" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen
What words are commonly confused with "erschien"?
"erschien" is commonly confused with "Eschen", "ersuchen", "erschienen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erschien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erschien" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erschien" come from?
"erschien" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erschien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erfolgen#2,589gespannt#2,596Zeitraum#2,571Schatten#2,612

Similar misspelling depth

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

betroffen12 variantsversehen12 variantsverpasst12 variantsvielmehr12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list