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 September 3, 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: 4,632
“E” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-erstreckte · erstreckte · German

erstreckte · rank #22,710 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #22,710
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 4,632
PHOTO-FINISH Erstligisten

Nearest frequency peer: Erstligisten (-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.

Ers

77,293
Erstligisten

77,292
erstreckte

77,291
erträglich

77,290
Esch

77,289
eskalieren

77,288

What this shows „erstreckte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erstreckte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erstreckteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#22,710

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Erstligisten“ (#22,709), „erträglich“ (#22,711), „Ers“ (#22,708). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erstreckte“ bei #22,710. 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 4,632 “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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

erträglich#22,711 eskalieren#22,713 eintauchen#22,692 einsetzbar#22,691

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

exportieren16 variants einzuleiten16 variants gehandhabt16 variants gepflegten16 variants