erstarren
[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁən]
The verdict
“erstarren” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #49,633 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #49,633
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - starr werden, die Beweglichkeit verlieren
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 | erstarren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #49,633 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erstarren” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for erstarren is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,633 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "starr werden, die Beweglichkeit verlieren".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for erstarren, with forms such as "errstarren", "ersatrren", and "ersstarren". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "erstarrt", "ersteren", "erstatten", and more, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is erstarren, spelled E-R-S-T-A-R-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1starr werden, die Beweglichkeit verlieren
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: errstarren,ersatrren,ersstarren,erstaren,erstarern,erstarrenn,erstarrne,erstraren,ersttarren,ertsarren,esrtarren,restarren
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erstarren - 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.
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 “erstarren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-S-T-A-R-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “erstarrt” - see the side-by-side comparison. erstarren vs erstarrt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.