ertappt
[ɛɐ̯ˈtapt]
The verdict
“ertappt” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,237. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,237
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ertappen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ertappt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈtapt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #20,237 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ertappt” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around ertappt (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈtapt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,237 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ertappen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ertappt, with forms such as "eratppt", "errtappt", and "ertapptt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Etappe", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ertappt, spelled E-R-T-A-P-P-T.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ertappen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eratppt
- errtappt
- ertapptt
- ertapt
- ertaptp
- ertpapt
- erttappt
- etrappt
- retappt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ertappt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “ertappt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-T-A-P-P-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈtapt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Etappe” - see the side-by-side comparison. ertappt vs Etappe
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.