erschütternde

Name: erschütternde, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐndə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐndə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“erschütternde” is uncommon German (frequency #56,955 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,955
frequency rank, German: 57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd

Key facts for erschütternde
Property	Value
Headword	erschütternde
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐndə]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#56,955
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erschütternde” 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). erschütternde lands here:

#56,955

#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

erschütternde is uncommon German at frequency #56,955 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for erschütternde, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 erschütternde, spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-R-N-D-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "erschütternde"?

"erschütternde" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-R-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐndə].

What does "erschütternde" mean?

As an adjective, "erschütternde" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd

How do you pronounce "erschütternde"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erschütternde" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "erschütternde" come from?

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Using “erschütternde”

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

The one correct German spelling is E-R-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-R-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.