erschossen

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃɔsn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃɔsn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“erschossen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,606. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,606
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erschießen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erschossen · erschossen · German

erschossen · rank #4,606 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,606
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einschätzung

Nearest frequency peer: Einschätzung (-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 „erschossen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erschossen“ 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).

erschossen vs erschoss
80% similar
erschossen vs erschlossen
91% similar

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

Key facts for erschossen
PropertyValue
Headworderschossen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃɔsn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,606
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erschossen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erschossenliegt 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: „Einschätzung“ (#4,605), „exakt“ (#4,607), „Dusche“ (#4,604). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erschossen“ bei #4,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around erschossen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʃɔsn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,606 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erschießen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for erschossen, with forms such as "ercshossen", "errschossen", and "erscchossen". 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, "erschoss", "erschlossen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is erschossen, spelled E-R-S-C-H-O-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erschießen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercshossen
  • errschossen
  • erscchossen
  • erschhossen
  • erschosen
  • erschosesn
  • erschossenn
  • erschossne
  • erschoßen
  • erschsosen
  • erscohssen
  • ershcossen
  • ersschossen
  • esrchossen
  • reschossen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erschossen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ercshossen2errschossen1erscchossen1erschhossen1erschosen1erschosesn2erschossenn1erschossne2
Edit distance from "erschossen"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list