erwartete

Name: erwartete, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtətə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtətə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“erwartete” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,202 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#8,202
frequency rank, German: 9
letters: 13
tracked misspellings: 8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwartet

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

erwartete vs erwarteten

90% similar

erwartete vs erwarte

78% similar

erwartete vs erwartet

89% similar

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

Key facts for erwartete
Property	Value
Headword	erwartete
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtətə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#8,202
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	8
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erwartete” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). erwartete lands here:

#8,202

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erwartete is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtətə]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,202 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for erwartete, with forms such as "erawrtete", "errwartete", and "erwarette". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "erwarteten", "erwarte", "erwartet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is erwartete, spelled E-R-W-A-R-T-E-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwartet
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwartet
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwartet
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwartet
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwartet
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwartet
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwartet
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwartet
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwartet

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erawrtete,errwartete,erwarette,erwarrtete,erwarteet,erwartette,erwarttee,erwarttete,erwatrete,erwratete,erwwartete,ewrartete,rewartete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erwartete - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "erwartete"

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 "erwartete"?

"erwartete" is spelled E-R-W-A-R-T-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtətə].

What does "erwartete" mean?

As an adjective, "erwartete" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwartet

What words are commonly confused with "erwartete"?

"erwartete" is commonly confused with "erwarteten", "erwarte", "erwartet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "erwartete"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erwartete" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtətə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "erwartete" come from?

"erwartete" 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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Using “erwartete”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is E-R-W-A-R-T-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtətə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “erwarteten” - see the side-by-side comparison. erwartete vs erwarteten
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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.