Erschütterung
[ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtəʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Erschütterung” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,788. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,788
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - heftige, wiederholte Stöße des Bodens
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erschütterung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtəʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #41,788 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erschütterung” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around Erschütterung (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,788 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erschütterung, with forms such as "ercshütterung", "errschütterung", and "erscchütterung". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Erschütterungen", "erschüttern", "erschütternd", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Erschütterung, spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1heftige, wiederholte Stöße des Bodens
- 2Gefühl, von etwas stark mitgenommen/betroffen zu sein
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ercshütterung
- errschütterung
- erscchütterung
- erschhütterung
- erschtüterung
- erschüterung
- erschütetrung
- erschütternug
- erschütterrung
- erschütterugn
- erschütterungg
- erschütterunng
- erschütteurng
- erschüttreung
- erscühtterung
- ershcütterung
- ersschütterung
- esrchütterung
- reschütterung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erschütterung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Erschütterung”
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-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtəʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Erschütterungen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Erschütterung vs Erschütterungen
- 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.