erweitern

[ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐn]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“erweitern” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,294. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,294
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vergrößern, weiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-erweitern · erweitern · German

erweitern · rank #6,294 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,294
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH errichten

Nearest frequency peer: errichten (-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 „erweitern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erweitern“ 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).

erweitern vs erwidern
78% similar
erweitern vs erweitert
89% similar
erweitern vs erweiterte
80% similar

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

Key facts for erweitern
PropertyValue
Headworderweitern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,294
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erweitern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erweiternliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „errichten“ (#6,293), „fakt“ (#6,295), „Ergänzung“ (#6,292). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erweitern“ bei #6,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around erweitern (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,294 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for erweitern, with forms such as "erewitern", "errweitern", and "erweietrn". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "erwidern", "erweitert", "erweiterte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is erweitern, spelled E-R-W-E-I-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    vergrößern, weiten
  2. 2
    einen bestimmten Anteil hinzufügen
  3. 3
    in einem Bruch Zähler und Nenner mit derselben natürlichen Zahl multiplizieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how erweitern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er reist jetzt nach Afrika, weil er seinen Horizont erweitern möchte.
  2. Wenn die Straße das bergige Gelände verlässt, erweitert sie sich.

Synonyms

ausdehnen

Antonyms

verengenkürzen

This word in other languages

enlarge(English)ampliar(Español)élargir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erewitern
  • errweitern
  • erweietrn
  • erweitenr
  • erweiternn
  • erweiterrn
  • erweitren
  • erweittern
  • erwetiern
  • erwietern
  • erwweitern
  • ewreitern
  • reweitern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erewitern2errweitern1erweietrn2erweitenr2erweiternn1erweiterrn1erweitren2erweittern1
Edit distance from "erweitern"

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 "erweitern"?
"erweitern" is spelled E-R-W-E-I-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐn].
What does "erweitern" mean?
As a verb, "erweitern" means: vergrößern, weiten
What words are commonly confused with "erweitern"?
"erweitern" is commonly confused with "erwidern", "erweitert", "erweiterte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erweitern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erweitern" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erweitern" come from?
"erweitern" 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 "erweitern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

errichten#6,293Ergänzung#6,292fehlenden#6,297einfallen#6,287

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

gänzlich13 variantsBefreiung13 variantsAnzeichen13 variantsZigaretten13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list