ertrage

[ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡə]/ verb

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The verdict

“ertrage” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,180. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,180
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ertragen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ertrage · ertrage · German

ertrage · rank #28,180 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,180
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ersuchen

Nearest frequency peer: ersuchen (-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 „ertrage“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ertrage“ 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).

ertrage vs ertragen
88% similar
ertrage vs Ertrag
71% similar
ertrage vs Einträge
50% similar

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

Key facts for ertrage
PropertyValue
Headwordertrage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,180
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ertrage“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ersuchen“ (#28,179), „Erwerbstätigkeit“ (#28,181), „erstaunlichen“ (#28,178). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ertrage“ bei #28,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ertrage (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,180 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ertrage, with forms such as "errtage", "errtrage", and "ertarge". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ertragen", "Ertrag", "Einträge", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ertrage, spelled E-R-T-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ertragen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ertragen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ertragen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ertragen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • errtage
  • errtrage
  • ertarge
  • ertraeg
  • ertragge
  • ertrgae
  • ertrrage
  • erttrage
  • etrrage
  • retrage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ertrage - 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.

errtage2errtrage1ertarge2ertraeg2ertragge1ertrgae2ertrrage1erttrage1
Edit distance from "ertrage"

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 "ertrage"?
"ertrage" is spelled E-R-T-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡə].
What does "ertrage" mean?
As a verb, "ertrage" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ertragen
What words are commonly confused with "ertrage"?
"ertrage" is commonly confused with "ertragen", "Ertrag", "Einträge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ertrage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ertrage" is [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ertrage" come from?
"ertrage" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

freuten#28,193Garagen#28,201Gelübde#28,215Gerüche#28,217

Similar misspelling depth

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

Collagen10 variantsbetreibe10 variantsberuhte10 variantskiefern10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list