ersetzen

[ɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ersetzen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,438. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,438
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas entfernen und an dieselbe Stelle etwas anderes setzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ersetzen · ersetzen · German

ersetzen · rank #3,438 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,438
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erinnere

Nearest frequency peer: erinnere (-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 „ersetzen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ersetzen“ 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).

ersetzen vs ersten
75% similar
ersetzen vs ersetzt
75% similar
ersetzen vs ersetzte
75% similar

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

Key facts for ersetzen
PropertyValue
Headwordersetzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,438
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ersetzen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ersetzenliegt 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: „erinnere“ (#3,437), „Eröffnung“ (#3,439), „erheblich“ (#3,436). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ersetzen“ bei #3,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ersetzen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,438 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ersetzen, with forms such as "erestzen", "errsetzen", and "ersetezn". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "ersten", "ersetzt", "ersetzte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ersetzen, spelled E-R-S-E-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas entfernen und an dieselbe Stelle etwas anderes setzen
  2. 2
    an die Stelle von etwas anderem treten
  3. 3
    einen Schaden wieder gutmachen; entschädigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ersetzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich ersetze im Text jedes Vorkommen von „Maria“ durch „Hilda“.
  2. Mike hat seine alte Freundin ganz einfach durch eine jüngere ersetzt.

Synonyms

austauschenauswechselnsubstituierenvertretenentschädigenErsatzleistenentgeltenerstatten

This word in other languages

replace(English)reemplazar(Español)remplacer(Français)substituir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erestzen
  • errsetzen
  • ersetezn
  • ersettzen
  • ersetzenn
  • ersetzne
  • ersetzzen
  • ersezten
  • erssetzen
  • erstezen
  • esretzen
  • resetzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ersetzen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erestzen2errsetzen1ersetezn2ersettzen1ersetzenn1ersetzne2ersetzzen1ersezten2
Edit distance from "ersetzen"

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 "ersetzen"?
"ersetzen" is spelled E-R-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩].
What does "ersetzen" mean?
As a verb, "ersetzen" means: etwas entfernen und an dieselbe Stelle etwas anderes setzen
What words are commonly confused with "ersetzen"?
"ersetzen" is commonly confused with "ersten", "ersetzt", "ersetzte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ersetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ersetzen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ersetzen" come from?
"ersetzen" 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 "ersetzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erinnere#3,437einziger#3,433gemeldet#3,448Aussicht#3,425

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Eröffnung12 variantsgesammelt12 variantsGöttingen12 variantsarbeitete12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list