ersteren

/[ˈeːɐ̯stəʁən]/ adj

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Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,503

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

ersteren is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstere Pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯stəʁən]. Often confused with ersteres and ersterer.

Key facts for ersteren
PropertyValue
Headwordersteren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯stəʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,503
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ersteren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ersteren is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːɐ̯stəʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,503 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ersteren, with forms such as "errsteren", "ersetren", and "erssteren". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ersteres", "ersterer", "ersten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ersteren, spelled E-R-S-T-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: errsteren,ersetren,erssteren,ersteern,ersterenn,ersterne,ersterren,erstreen,erstteren,ertseren,esrteren,resteren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ersteren

Misspelling Variants of "ersteren"

errsteren9ersetren8erssteren9ersteern8ersterenn9ersterne8ersterren9erstreen8
Misspelling Variants of "ersteren"

Frequency rank: #37,503 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ersteren"?
"ersteren" is spelled E-R-S-T-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯stəʁən].
What does "ersteren" mean?
As an adj, "ersteren" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstere
What words are commonly confused with "ersteren"?
"ersteren" is commonly confused with "ersteres", "ersterer", "ersten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ersteren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ersteren" is [ˈeːɐ̯stəʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ersteren" come from?
"ersteren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.