erschütternden

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐndn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐndn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“erschütternden” is uncommon German (frequency #70,218 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,218
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

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

Key facts for erschütternden
PropertyValue
Headworderschütternden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐndn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#70,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erschütternden” 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). erschütternden lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erschütternden is uncommon German at frequency #70,218 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for erschütternden in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is erschütternden, spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-R-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera 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 "erschütternden"?
"erschütternden" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-R-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐndn̩].
What does "erschütternden" mean?
As an adjective, "erschütternden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschütternd
How do you pronounce "erschütternden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erschütternden" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erschütternden" come from?
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Using “erschütternden”

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-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐndn̩] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list