ertrinken

[ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɪŋkn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɪŋkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ertrinken” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,816. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,816
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Wasser untergehen und dadurch zu Tode kommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ertrinken · ertrinken · German

ertrinken · rank #13,816 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,816
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erteilte

Nearest frequency peer: erteilte (-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 „ertrinken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ertrinken“ 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).

ertrinken vs ertrinkt
78% similar
ertrinken vs ertrunken
89% similar
ertrinken vs erringen
78% similar

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

Key facts for ertrinken
PropertyValue
Headwordertrinken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɪŋkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,816
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ertrinken“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ertrinkenliegt 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: „erteilte“ (#13,815), „explodieren“ (#13,817), „erschrocken“ (#13,814). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ertrinken“ bei #13,816. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around ertrinken (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɪŋkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,816 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for ertrinken, with forms such as "errtinken", "errtrinken", and "ertirnken". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "ertrinkt", "ertrunken", "erringen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ertrinken, spelled E-R-T-R-I-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Wasser untergehen und dadurch zu Tode kommen
  2. 2
    in Überfülle erdrückt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Mann stürzte von der Brücke und ertrank im Fluss.
  2. Wer nicht schwimmen kann, könnte im Wasser ertrinken.

Synonyms

ersaufenabsaufen

This word in other languages

drown(English)ahogarse(Español)se noyer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • errtinken
  • errtrinken
  • ertirnken
  • ertriknen
  • ertrinekn
  • ertrinkenn
  • ertrinkken
  • ertrinkne
  • ertrinnken
  • ertrniken
  • ertrrinken
  • erttrinken
  • etrrinken
  • retrinken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

errtinken2errtrinken1ertirnken2ertriknen2ertrinekn2ertrinkenn1ertrinkken1ertrinkne2
Edit distance from "ertrinken"

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 "ertrinken"?
"ertrinken" is spelled E-R-T-R-I-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɪŋkn̩].
What does "ertrinken" mean?
As a verb, "ertrinken" means: im Wasser untergehen und dadurch zu Tode kommen
What words are commonly confused with "ertrinken"?
"ertrinken" is commonly confused with "ertrinkt", "ertrunken", "erringen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ertrinken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ertrinken" is [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɪŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ertrinken" come from?
"ertrinken" 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 "ertrinken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entwerfen#13,813Endeffekt#13,809Einigkeit#13,803gebildete#13,834

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Gaststätte14 variantsbrennenden14 variantsgespalten14 variantsgöttlichen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list