erschütterte

Name: erschütterte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐtə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐtə]/ adj

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

The verdict

“erschütterte” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,787. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,787
frequency rank, German: 57,060
“E” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

erschütterte vs erschüttert

92% similar

erschütterte vs erschüttern

83% similar

erschütterte vs erschütternd

83% similar

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

Key facts for erschütterte
Property	Value
Headword	erschütterte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐtə]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#41,787
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erschütterte” 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). erschütterte lands here:

#41,787

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around erschütterte (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐtə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,787 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for erschütterte, with forms such as "ercshütterte", "errschütterte", and "erscchütterte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "erschüttert", "erschüttern", "erschütternd", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is erschütterte, spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-R-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ercshütterte
errschütterte
erscchütterte
erschhütterte
erschtüterte
erschüterte
erschütetrte
erschütteret
erschütterrte
erschüttertte
erschüttetre
erschüttrete
erscühtterte
ershcütterte
ersschütterte
esrchütterte
reschütterte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "erschütterte"

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 "erschütterte"?

"erschütterte" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐtə].

What does "erschütterte" mean?

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

What words are commonly confused with "erschütterte"?

"erschütterte" is commonly confused with "erschüttert", "erschüttern", "erschütternd". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "erschütterte"?

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

What language does "erschütterte" come from?

"erschütterte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “erschütterte”

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-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “erschüttert” - see the side-by-side comparison. erschütterte vs erschüttert
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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.