erweist

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,227

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

erweist is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erweisen Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st]. Often confused with Ernest and erteilt.

Key facts for erweist
PropertyValue
Headworderweist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,227
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erweist is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,227 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for erweist, with forms such as "erewist", "errweist", and "erweisst". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Ernest", "erteilt", "erweckt", 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 erweist, spelled E-R-W-E-I-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erweisen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erweisen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erweisen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erweisen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erewist,errweist,erweisst,erweistt,erweits,erwesit,erwiest,erwweist,ewreist,reweist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erweist

Misspelling Variants of "erweist"

erewist7errweist8erweisst8erweistt8erweits7erwesit7erwiest7erwweist8
Misspelling Variants of "erweist"

Frequency rank: #11,227 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erweist"?
"erweist" is spelled E-R-W-E-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st].
What does "erweist" mean?
As a verb, "erweist" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erweisen
What words are commonly confused with "erweist"?
"erweist" is commonly confused with "Ernest", "erteilt", "erweckt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erweist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erweist" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erweist" come from?
"erweist" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.