erwache

[ɛɐ̯ˈvaxə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvaxə]/ verb

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The verdict

“erwache” is uncommon German (frequency #57,824 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,824
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-erwache · erwache · German

erwache · rank #57,824 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,824
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ertrug

Nearest frequency peer: ertrug (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „erwache“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „erwache“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erwache
PropertyValue
Headworderwache
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈvaxə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,824
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erwache“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erwachefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ertrug“ (#57,823), „erwischten“ (#57,825), „ersteigert“ (#57,822). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erwache“ bei #57,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erwache is uncommon German at frequency #57,824 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈvaxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for erwache in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 erwache, spelled E-R-W-A-C-H-E.

Definition

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

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 "erwache"?
"erwache" is spelled E-R-W-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvaxə].
What does "erwache" mean?
As a verb, "erwache" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erwachen
How do you pronounce "erwache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erwache" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvaxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erwache" come from?
"erwache" 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 "erwache", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Eskorte#57,826Estrich#57,828Europol#57,829Erdnuss#57,815

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list