Erststimmen

[ˈeːɐ̯stˌʃtɪmən]

/[ˈeːɐ̯stˌʃtɪmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erststimmen” is uncommon German (frequency #73,452 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,452
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erststimme

Key facts for Erststimmen
PropertyValue
HeadwordErststimmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯stˌʃtɪmən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Erststimmen” 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). Erststimmen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Erststimmen is uncommon German at frequency #73,452 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯stˌʃtɪmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Erststimmen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Erststimmen, spelled E-R-S-T-S-T-I-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erststimme
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Erststimme
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Erststimme
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Erststimme

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 "Erststimmen"?
"Erststimmen" is spelled E-R-S-T-S-T-I-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯stˌʃtɪmən].
What does "Erststimmen" mean?
As a noun, "Erststimmen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erststimme
How do you pronounce "Erststimmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erststimmen" is [ˈeːɐ̯stˌʃtɪmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erststimmen" come from?
"Erststimmen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Erststimmen”

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

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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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