Ersti

[ˈeːɐ̯stiː]

/[ˈeːɐ̯stiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ersti” is an uncommon German word, ranked #91,547 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#91,547
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kurzbezeichnung für einen Studenten im ersten Semester

Key facts for Ersti
PropertyValue
HeadwordErsti
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯stiː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#91,547
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ersti” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ersti lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ersti is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːɐ̯stiː]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,547 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Kurzbezeichnung für einen Studenten im ersten Semester".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ersti, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ersti, spelled E-R-S-T-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kurzbezeichnung für einen Studenten im ersten Semester

Synonyms

Erstsemester

This word in other languages

freshman(English)

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 "Ersti"?
"Ersti" is spelled E-R-S-T-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯stiː].
What does "Ersti" mean?
As a noun, "Ersti" means: Kurzbezeichnung für einen Studenten im ersten Semester
How do you pronounce "Ersti"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ersti" is [ˈeːɐ̯stiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ersti" come from?
"Ersti" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Ersti”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-S-T-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈeːɐ̯stiː] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list