ert

[ˈeʈ]

/[ˈeʈ]/ noun

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The verdict

“ert” is uncommon German (frequency #73,453 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,453
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erbse

Corpus desk

Index DE-ert · ert · German

ert · rank #73,453 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,453
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erststimmen

Nearest frequency peer: Erststimmen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ert“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ert“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ert
PropertyValue
Headwordert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeʈ]
Letters3
Frequency rank#73,453
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ert“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erststimmen“ (#73,452), „Etrusker“ (#73,454), „Erstaufnahme“ (#73,451). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ert“ bei #73,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ert is uncommon German at frequency #73,453 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeʈ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erbse".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ert in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ert, spelled E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erbse

This word in other languages

pea(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 "ert"?
"ert" is spelled E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeʈ].
What does "ert" mean?
As a noun, "ert" means: Erbse
How do you pronounce "ert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ert" is [ˈeʈ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ert" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

BSH#73,335Huk#73,623iam#73,631IHS#73,634

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list