erwacht

[ɛɐ̯ˈvaxt]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvaxt]/ verb

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The verdict

“erwacht” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,070. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,070
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erwachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erwacht · erwacht · German

erwacht · rank #12,070 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,070
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erwachen

Nearest frequency peer: erwachen (-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 „erwacht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erwacht“ 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).

erwacht vs erwägt
57% similar
erwacht vs erwähnt
57% similar
erwacht vs erweckt
71% similar

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

Key facts for erwacht
PropertyValue
Headworderwacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈvaxt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,070
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erwacht“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erwachen“ (#12,069), „festzuhalten“ (#12,072), „ernten“ (#12,066). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erwacht“ bei #12,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around erwacht (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈvaxt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,070 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erwachen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for erwacht, with forms such as "erawcht", "errwacht", and "erwaccht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "erwägt", "erwähnt", "erweckt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is erwacht, spelled E-R-W-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erwachen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erawcht
  • errwacht
  • erwaccht
  • erwachht
  • erwachtt
  • erwacth
  • erwahct
  • erwcaht
  • erwwacht
  • ewracht
  • rewacht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erawcht2errwacht1erwaccht1erwachht1erwachtt1erwacth2erwahct2erwcaht2
Edit distance from "erwacht"

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 "erwacht"?
"erwacht" is spelled E-R-W-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvaxt].
What does "erwacht" mean?
As a verb, "erwacht" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erwachen
What words are commonly confused with "erwacht"?
"erwacht" is commonly confused with "erwägt", "erwähnt", "erweckt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erwacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erwacht" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvaxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erwacht" come from?
"erwacht" 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 "erwacht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gedient#12,082geheilt#12,083dortige#12,052dichten#12,050

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Episoden11 variantseinfügen11 variantsDesktop11 variantsHarvard11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list