erschütternd

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐnt]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐnt]/ verb

The verdict

“erschütternd” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,918
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-erschutternd · erschütternd · German

erschütternd · rank #39,918 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,918
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erregend

Nearest frequency peer: erregend (-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 „erschütternd“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erschütternd“ 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).

erschütternd vs erschüttert
83% similar
erschütternd vs erschütterte
83% similar
erschütternd vs Erschütterung
77% similar

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

Key facts for erschütternd
PropertyValue
Headworderschütternd
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐnt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#39,918
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erschütternd“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erregend“ (#39,917), „erzwungenen“ (#39,919), „erhellt“ (#39,916). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erschütternd“ bei #39,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around erschütternd (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐnt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,918 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs erschüttern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for erschütternd, with forms such as "ercshütternd", "errschütternd", and "erscchütternd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "erschüttert", "erschütterte", "Erschütterung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 erschütternd, spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-R-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs erschüttern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercshütternd
  • errschütternd
  • erscchütternd
  • erschhütternd
  • erschtüternd
  • erschüternd
  • erschütetrnd
  • erschüttenrd
  • erschütterdn
  • erschütterndd
  • erschütternnd
  • erschütterrnd
  • erschüttrend
  • erscühtternd
  • ershcütternd
  • ersschütternd
  • esrchütternd
  • reschütternd

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erschütternd - 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.

ercshütternd2errschütternd1erscchütternd1erschhütternd1erschtüternd2erschüternd1erschütetrnd2erschüttenrd2
Edit distance from "erschütternd"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list