erteilt

[ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lt]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lt]/ verb

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The verdict

“erteilt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,260. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,260
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erteilt · erteilt · German

erteilt · rank #5,260 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,260
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entschuldigen

Nearest frequency peer: entschuldigen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „erteilt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „erteilt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

erteilt vs erweist
71% similar
erteilt vs erteilte
88% similar
erteilt vs erteilten
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for erteilt
PropertyValue
Headworderteilt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,260
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erteilt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erteiltliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entschuldigen“ (#5,259), „feine“ (#5,261), „Emotionen“ (#5,258). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erteilt“ bei #5,260. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around erteilt (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,260 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erteilen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for erteilt, with forms such as "eretilt", "errteilt", and "erteillt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "erweist", "erteilte", "erteilten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is erteilt, spelled E-R-T-E-I-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erteilen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eretilt
  • errteilt
  • erteillt
  • erteiltt
  • erteitl
  • ertelit
  • ertielt
  • ertteilt
  • etreilt
  • reteilt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erteilt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eretilt2errteilt1erteillt1erteiltt1erteitl2ertelit2ertielt2ertteilt1
Edit distance from "erteilt"

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 "erteilt"?
"erteilt" is spelled E-R-T-E-I-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lt].
What does "erteilt" mean?
As a verb, "erteilt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erteilen
What words are commonly confused with "erteilt"?
"erteilt" is commonly confused with "erweist", "erteilte", "erteilten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erteilt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erteilt" is [ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erteilt" come from?
"erteilt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gesunde#5,265hierher#5,269Kanzler#5,275Konzern#5,279

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

doppelte10 variantsniedrig10 variantsPiloten10 variantsschreib10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list