erschrecke

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkə]/ verb

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The verdict

“erschrecke” is uncommon German (frequency #81,511 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,511
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erschrecken

Key facts for erschrecke
PropertyValue
Headworderschrecke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,511
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erschrecke” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). erschrecke lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erschrecke is uncommon German at frequency #81,511 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

erschrecke has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is erschrecke, spelled E-R-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E.

Definition

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

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 "erschrecke"?
"erschrecke" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkə].
What does "erschrecke" mean?
As a verb, "erschrecke" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erschrecken
How do you pronounce "erschrecke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erschrecke" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erschrecke" come from?
"erschrecke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “erschrecke”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list