erspare

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃpaːʁə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃpaːʁə]/ verb

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The verdict

“erspare” is uncommon German (frequency #51,286 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,286
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ersparen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erspare · erspare · German

erspare · rank #51,286 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,286
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ersehen

Nearest frequency peer: ersehen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „erspare“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „erspare“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erspare
PropertyValue
Headworderspare
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃpaːʁə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,286
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erspare“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ersparefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ersehen“ (#51,285), „essence“ (#51,287), „Erntezeit“ (#51,284). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erspare“ bei #51,286. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erspare is uncommon German at frequency #51,286 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃpaːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

erspare has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erspare, spelled E-R-S-P-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ersparen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ersparen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ersparen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ersparen

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 "erspare"?
"erspare" is spelled E-R-S-P-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃpaːʁə].
What does "erspare" mean?
As a verb, "erspare" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ersparen
How do you pronounce "erspare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erspare" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃpaːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erspare" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erspare", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ersehen#51,285essence#51,287erhoffe#51,283Ergüsse#51,282

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list