erstaunte

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯ntə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯ntə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erstaunte” is uncommon German (frequency #69,190 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,190
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstaunt

Corpus desk

Index DE-erstaunte · erstaunte · German

erstaunte · rank #69,190 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,190
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erschöpften

Nearest frequency peer: erschöpften (-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 „erstaunte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erstaunte
PropertyValue
Headworderstaunte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯ntə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,190
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erstaunte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erstauntefällt 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: „erschöpften“ (#69,189), „erschienenes“ (#69,188), „Erwerbslose“ (#69,192). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erstaunte“ bei #69,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erstaunte is uncommon German at frequency #69,190 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯ntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for erstaunte, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is erstaunte, spelled E-R-S-T-A-U-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstaunt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstaunt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstaunt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstaunt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstaunt
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstaunt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstaunt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstaunt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstaunt

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 "erstaunte"?
"erstaunte" is spelled E-R-S-T-A-U-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯ntə].
What does "erstaunte" mean?
As an adjective, "erstaunte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstaunt
How do you pronounce "erstaunte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erstaunte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯ntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erstaunte" come from?
"erstaunte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list