erstbesten

[ˈeːɐ̯stˌbɛstn̩]

/[ˈeːɐ̯stˌbɛstn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“erstbesten” is uncommon German (frequency #70,220 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,220
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste

Corpus desk

Index DE-erstbesten · erstbesten · German

erstbesten · rank #70,220 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,220
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erspielten

Nearest frequency peer: erspielten (-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 „erstbesten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erstbesten
PropertyValue
Headworderstbesten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯stˌbɛstn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erstbesten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erstbestenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erspielten“ (#70,219), „Erstkommunion“ (#70,221), „erschütternden“ (#70,218). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erstbesten“ bei #70,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erstbesten is uncommon German at frequency #70,220 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯stˌbɛstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for erstbesten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is erstbesten, spelled E-R-S-T-B-E-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste

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 "erstbesten"?
"erstbesten" is spelled E-R-S-T-B-E-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯stˌbɛstn̩].
What does "erstbesten" mean?
As an adjective, "erstbesten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstbeste
How do you pronounce "erstbesten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erstbesten" is [ˈeːɐ̯stˌbɛstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erstbesten" come from?
"erstbesten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erspielten#70,219errungenen#70,216erworbenes#70,224erpressbar#70,215

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list