erschüttern

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐn]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,563

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

erschüttern is aGermanverb. It means: in schwingende Bewegung bringen Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐn]. Often confused with erschüttert and erschütternd.

Key facts for erschüttern
PropertyValue
Headworderschüttern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#29,563
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of erschüttern in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erschüttern is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,563 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for erschüttern, with forms such as "ercshüttern", "errschüttern", and "erscchüttern". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "erschüttert", "erschütternd", "erschütterte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is erschüttern, spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in schwingende Bewegung bringen
  2. 2
    jemanden emotional beunruhigen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ercshüttern,errschüttern,erscchüttern,erschhüttern,erschtütern,erschütern,erschütetrn,erschüttenr,erschütternn,erschütterrn,erschüttren,erscühttern,ershcüttern,ersschüttern,esrchüttern,reschüttern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erschüttern

Misspelling Variants of "erschüttern"

ercshüttern11errschüttern12erscchüttern12erschhüttern12erschtütern11erschütern10erschütetrn11erschüttenr11
Misspelling Variants of "erschüttern"

Frequency rank: #29,563 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erschüttern"?
"erschüttern" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐn].
What does "erschüttern" mean?
As a verb, "erschüttern" means: in schwingende Bewegung bringen
What words are commonly confused with "erschüttern"?
"erschüttern" is commonly confused with "erschüttert", "erschütternd", "erschütterte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erschüttern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erschüttern" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erschüttern" come from?
"erschüttern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.