ertasten
[ɛɐ̯ˈtastn̩]
The verdict
“ertasten” is uncommon German (frequency #87,661 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,661
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit den Fingern/Händen fühlend (tastend) etwas erfassen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ertasten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈtastn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #87,661 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ertasten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ertasten is uncommon German at frequency #87,661 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈtastn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit den Fingern/Händen fühlend (tastend) etwas erfassen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ertasten in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ertasten, spelled E-R-T-A-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit den Fingern/Händen fühlend (tastend) etwas erfassen
Antonyms
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 “ertasten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-T-A-S-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈtastn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.