erschreckendes

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩dəs]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩dəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“erschreckendes” is uncommon German (frequency #99,745 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,745
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschreckend

Corpus desk

Index DE-erschreckendes · erschreckendes · German

erschreckendes · rank #99,745 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,745
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erziehungsber…

Nearest frequency peer: Erziehungsberechtigte (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „erschreckendes“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „erschreckendes“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erschreckendes
PropertyValue
Headworderschreckendes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩dəs]
Letters14
Frequency rank#99,745
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erschreckendes“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erschreckendesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erziehungsberechtigte“ (#99,747), „Erziehungsmethoden“ (#99,748), „erhängte“ (#99,741). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erschreckendes“ bei #99,745. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erschreckendes is uncommon German at frequency #99,745 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩dəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for erschreckendes, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erschreckendes, spelled E-R-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E-N-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschreckend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschreckend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschreckend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschreckend

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 "erschreckendes"?
"erschreckendes" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E-N-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩dəs].
What does "erschreckendes" mean?
As an adjective, "erschreckendes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschreckend
How do you pronounce "erschreckendes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erschreckendes" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩dəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erschreckendes" come from?
"erschreckendes" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exemplarischen#99,753Fernunterricht#99,777Figurentheater#99,788durchsichtiges#99,686

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list