Erwähnung

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːnʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,913

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Erwähnung is aGermannoun. It means: Die Tatsache, dass eine Angelegenheit in einem umfassenderen Zusammenhang benannt, angesprochen und eingeordnet wird Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːnʊŋ]. It ranks #7,913 in German word frequency. Often confused with Erzählung and Erwartung.

Key facts for Erwähnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErwähnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːnʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,913
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Erwähnung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Erwähnung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːnʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,913 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Die Tatsache, dass eine Angelegenheit in einem umfassenderen Zusammenhang benannt, angesprochen und eingeordnet wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erwähnung, with forms such as "errwähnung", "erwhänung", and "erwwähnung". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Erzählung", "Erwartung", "Erwärmung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Erwähnung, spelled E-R-W-Ä-H-N-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Die Tatsache, dass eine Angelegenheit in einem umfassenderen Zusammenhang benannt, angesprochen und eingeordnet wird

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: errwähnung,erwhänung,erwwähnung,erwähhnung,erwähnnug,erwähnnung,erwähnugn,erwähnungg,erwähnunng,erwähunng,erwänhung,eräwhnung,ewrähnung,rewähnung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Erwähnung

Misspelling Variants of "Erwähnung"

errwähnung10erwhänung9erwwähnung10erwähhnung10erwähnnug9erwähnnung10erwähnugn9erwähnungg10
Misspelling Variants of "Erwähnung"

Frequency rank: #7,913 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Erwähnung"?
"Erwähnung" is spelled E-R-W-Ä-H-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːnʊŋ].
What does "Erwähnung" mean?
As a noun, "Erwähnung" means: Die Tatsache, dass eine Angelegenheit in einem umfassenderen Zusammenhang benannt, angesprochen und eingeordnet wird
What words are commonly confused with "Erwähnung"?
"Erwähnung" is commonly confused with "Erzählung", "Erwartung", "Erwärmung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erwähnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erwähnung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erwähnung" come from?
"Erwähnung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.