erstach

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaːx]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaːx]/ verb

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The verdict

“erstach” is uncommon German (frequency #88,885 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,885
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erstechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erstach · erstach · German

erstach · rank #88,885 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,885
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH errungene

Nearest frequency peer: errungene (-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 „erstach“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erstach
PropertyValue
Headworderstach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaːx]
Letters7
Frequency rank#88,885
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erstach“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „errungene“ (#88,884), „Erstarrung“ (#88,886), „Ernährungsgewohnheiten“ (#88,883). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erstach“ bei #88,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erstach is uncommon German at frequency #88,885 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for erstach, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erstach, spelled E-R-S-T-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erstechen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erstechen

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 "erstach"?
"erstach" is spelled E-R-S-T-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaːx].
What does "erstach" mean?
As a verb, "erstach" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erstechen
How do you pronounce "erstach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erstach" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erstach" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

erlesen#88,878Erbteil#88,869Entlein#88,862fatigue#88,912

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list