erstarrt

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁt]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁt]/ verb

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The verdict

“erstarrt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,502
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erstarren

Corpus desk

Index DE-erstarrt · erstarrt · German

erstarrt · rank #37,502 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,502
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erschwerend

Nearest frequency peer: erschwerend (-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 „erstarrt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erstarrt“ 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).

erstarrt vs erstaunt
75% similar
erstarrt vs erspart
75% similar
erstarrt vs erstarren
78% similar

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

Key facts for erstarrt
PropertyValue
Headworderstarrt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,502
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erstarrt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erstarrtliegt 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: „erschwerend“ (#37,501), „ersteren“ (#37,503), „erotischer“ (#37,500). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erstarrt“ bei #37,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around erstarrt (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,502 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erstarren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for erstarrt, with forms such as "errstarrt", "ersatrrt", and "ersstarrt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "erstaunt", "erspart", "erstarren", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erstarrt, spelled E-R-S-T-A-R-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erstarren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • errstarrt
  • ersatrrt
  • ersstarrt
  • erstarrtt
  • erstart
  • erstartr
  • erstrart
  • ersttarrt
  • ertsarrt
  • esrtarrt
  • restarrt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erstarrt - 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.

errstarrt1ersatrrt2ersstarrt1erstarrtt1erstart1erstartr2erstrart2ersttarrt1
Edit distance from "erstarrt"

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 "erstarrt"?
"erstarrt" is spelled E-R-S-T-A-R-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁt].
What does "erstarrt" mean?
As a verb, "erstarrt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erstarren
What words are commonly confused with "erstarrt"?
"erstarrt" is commonly confused with "erstaunt", "erspart", "erstarren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erstarrt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erstarrt" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erstarrt" come from?
"erstarrt" 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 "erstarrt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

ersteren#37,503Erdnüsse#37,496familiär#37,510entlohnt#37,492

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

erlebst11 variantsFidschi11 variantsgadgets11 variantsgeköpft11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list