Erschöpfung

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erschöpfung” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,876. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,876
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand aufgebrauchter Reserven

Corpus desk

Index DE-erschopfung · Erschöpfung · German

Erschöpfung · rank #17,876 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,876
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erregen

Nearest frequency peer: erregen (-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 „Erschöpfung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Erschöpfung“ 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).

Erschöpfung vs Erschaffung
82% similar

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

Key facts for Erschöpfung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErschöpfung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,876
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erschöpfung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Erschöpfungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erregen“ (#17,875), „essays“ (#17,877), „Erlös“ (#17,874). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erschöpfung“ bei #17,876. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Erschöpfung (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,876 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erschöpfung, with forms such as "ercshöpfung", "errschöpfung", and "erscchöpfung". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Erschaffung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Erschöpfung, spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ö-P-F-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand aufgebrauchter Reserven
  2. 2
    Schwäche, Kraftlosigkeit und sehr starke Ermüdung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Erschöpfung der Mine brachte über 1000 Bergleute um ihren Arbeitsplatz.
  2. „In St. Joachimsthal begannen nach der Erschöpfung der reichsten Lagerstättenpartien die Ausbeuten aus den Silbergruben von der Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts an bedenklich zu sinken.“

Synonyms

AusschöpfungVerausgabung

This word in other languages

exhaustion(English)agotamiento(Español)épuisement(Français)esgotamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercshöpfung
  • errschöpfung
  • erscchöpfung
  • erschhöpfung
  • erschpöfung
  • erschöfpung
  • erschöpffung
  • erschöpfnug
  • erschöpfugn
  • erschöpfungg
  • erschöpfunng
  • erschöppfung
  • erschöpufng
  • erscöhpfung
  • ershcöpfung
  • ersschöpfung
  • esrchöpfung
  • reschöpfung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erschöpfung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ercshöpfung2errschöpfung1erscchöpfung1erschhöpfung1erschpöfung2erschöfpung2erschöpffung1erschöpfnug2
Edit distance from "Erschöpfung"

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 "Erschöpfung"?
"Erschöpfung" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ö-P-F-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fʊŋ].
What does "Erschöpfung" mean?
As a noun, "Erschöpfung" means: Zustand aufgebrauchter Reserven
What words are commonly confused with "Erschöpfung"?
"Erschöpfung" is commonly confused with "Erschaffung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erschöpfung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erschöpfung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erschöpfung" come from?
"Erschöpfung" 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 "Erschöpfung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Elektroauto#17,868Frauenquote#17,897Charakteren#17,840gesicherten#17,916

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Einvernehmen18 variantsbeobachteten18 variantsaufgebraucht18 variantsArbeitgebern18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list