erstreckte

Name: erstreckte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɛktə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɛktə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“erstreckte” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,710. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,710
frequency rank, German: 57,060
“E” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erstreckt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

erstreckte vs erstreckt

90% similar

erstreckte vs erstrecken

80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for erstreckte
Property	Value
Headword	erstreckte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɛktə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#22,710
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erstreckte” 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). erstreckte lands here:

#22,710

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around erstreckte (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɛktə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,710 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for erstreckte, with forms such as "errstreckte", "ersrteckte", and "ersstreckte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "erstreckt", "erstrecken", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erstreckte, spelled E-R-S-T-R-E-C-K-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: errstreckte,ersrteckte,ersstreckte,ersterckte,erstrcekte,erstrecckte,erstrecket,erstreckkte,erstrecktte,erstrectke,erstrekcte,erstrreckte,ersttreckte,ertsreckte,esrtreckte,restreckte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erstreckte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "erstreckte"

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 "erstreckte"?

"erstreckte" is spelled E-R-S-T-R-E-C-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɛktə].

What does "erstreckte" mean?

As an adjective, "erstreckte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erstreckt

What words are commonly confused with "erstreckte"?

"erstreckte" is commonly confused with "erstreckt", "erstrecken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "erstreckte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erstreckte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɛktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "erstreckte" come from?

"erstreckte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “erstreckte”

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

The one correct German spelling is E-R-S-T-R-E-C-K-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɛktə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “erstreckt” - see the side-by-side comparison. erstreckte vs erstreckt
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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.