Erwachsensein
[ɛɐ̯ˈvaksn̩ˌzaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Erwachsensein” is uncommon German (frequency #94,228 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,228
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Zustand einer erwachsenen Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-erwachsensein · Erwachsensein · German
Erwachsensein · rank #94,228 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,228
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 57,060
- PHOTO-FINISH Erwachens
Nearest frequency peer: Erwachens (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Erwachsensein”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- erschallt
erschallt
5,776 corpus weight
- erstürmen
erstürmen
5,775 corpus weight
- Erwachens
Erwachens
5,774 corpus weight
- Erwachsense…
Erwachsensein
5,773 corpus weight
- Erwerbsfähi…
Erwerbsfähigkeit
5,772 corpus weight
- erworbener
erworbener
5,771 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Erwachsensein” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erwachsensein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈvaksn̩ˌzaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #94,228 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erwachsensein” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Erwachsensein is uncommon German at frequency #94,228 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈvaksn̩ˌzaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Zustand einer erwachsenen Person".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Erwachsensein, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Erwachsensein, spelled E-R-W-A-C-H-S-E-N-S-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1der Zustand einer erwachsenen Person
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Erwachsensein", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.