Erstwähler

[ˈɛʁstˌvɛːlɐ]

/[ˈɛʁstˌvɛːlɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erstwähler” is uncommon German (frequency #75,598 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,598
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die zum ersten Mal wählt

Key facts for Erstwähler
PropertyValue
HeadwordErstwähler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛʁstˌvɛːlɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,598
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Erstwähler” 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). Erstwähler 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

Erstwähler is uncommon German at frequency #75,598 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛʁstˌvɛːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die zum ersten Mal wählt".

Erstwähler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Erstwähler, spelled E-R-S-T-W-Ä-H-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die zum ersten Mal wählt

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 "Erstwähler"?
"Erstwähler" is spelled E-R-S-T-W-Ä-H-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁstˌvɛːlɐ].
What does "Erstwähler" mean?
As a noun, "Erstwähler" means: Person, die zum ersten Mal wählt
How do you pronounce "Erstwähler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erstwähler" is [ˈɛʁstˌvɛːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erstwähler" come from?
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Using “Erstwähler”

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

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