ertönen

[ɛɐ̯ˈtøːnən]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈtøːnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“ertönen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,516. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,516
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Ton, Klang wahrnehmbar werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-ertonen · ertönen · German

ertönen · rank #40,516 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,516
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ersetzten

Nearest frequency peer: ersetzten (-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 „ertönen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ertönen“ 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).

ertönen vs ertönt
71% similar
ertönen vs erzogen
57% similar
ertönen vs erwogen
57% similar

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

Key facts for ertönen
PropertyValue
Headwordertönen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈtøːnən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,516
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ertönen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ertönenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ersetzten“ (#40,515), „Erzdiözese“ (#40,517), „erschwerten“ (#40,514). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ertönen“ bei #40,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ertönen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈtøːnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,516 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "als Ton, Klang wahrnehmbar werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ertönen, with forms such as "errtönen", "ertnöen", and "erttönen". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "ertönt", "erzogen", "erwogen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ertönen, spelled E-R-T-Ö-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    als Ton, Klang wahrnehmbar werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ertönen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Musik ertönt aus Karlas Zimmer, sie ist also wach.
  2. In diesem Augenblick ertönte draußen der schrille Pfiff einer Dampfpfeife.

This word in other languages

sound(English)sonar(Español)retentir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • errtönen
  • ertnöen
  • erttönen
  • ertöenn
  • ertönenn
  • ertönne
  • ertönnen
  • erötnen
  • etrönen
  • retönen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ertönen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

errtönen1ertnöen2erttönen1ertöenn2ertönenn1ertönne2ertönnen1erötnen2
Edit distance from "ertönen"

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 "ertönen"?
"ertönen" is spelled E-R-T-Ö-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈtøːnən].
What does "ertönen" mean?
As a verb, "ertönen" means: als Ton, Klang wahrnehmbar werden
What words are commonly confused with "ertönen"?
"ertönen" is commonly confused with "ertönt", "erzogen", "erwogen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ertönen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ertönen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈtøːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ertönen" come from?
"ertönen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Fechter#40,528Eisberg#40,497flowers#40,537füttere#40,548

Similar misspelling depth

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

gemalte10 variantsgesäumt10 variantsbemalte10 variantsbeitrug10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list