Erstaufführung
[ˈeːɐ̯stʔaʊ̯fˌfyːʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Erstaufführung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #46,620 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #46,620
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erste öffentliche Aufführung eines Musikstückes oder Bühnenwerkes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erstaufführung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯stʔaʊ̯fˌfyːʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #46,620 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erstaufführung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Erstaufführung is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːɐ̯stʔaʊ̯fˌfyːʁʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,620 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "erste öffentliche Aufführung eines Musikstückes oder Bühnenwerkes".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erstaufführung, with forms such as "errstaufführung", "ersatufführung", and "ersstaufführung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Erstaufführung, spelled E-R-S-T-A-U-F-F-Ü-H-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1erste öffentliche Aufführung eines Musikstückes oder Bühnenwerkes
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: errstaufführung,ersatufführung,ersstaufführung,erstafuführung,erstauffhürung,erstauffühhrung,erstaufführnug,erstaufführrung,erstaufführugn,erstaufführungg,erstaufführunng,erstauffühurng,erstauffürhung,erstaufüfhrung,erstauführung,ersttaufführung,erstuafführung,ertsaufführung,esrtaufführung,restaufführung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erstaufführung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Erstaufführung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-S-T-A-U-F-F-Ü-H-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈeːɐ̯stʔaʊ̯fˌfyːʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.