erwerbstätigen

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

[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌtɛːtɪɡn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌtɛːtɪɡn̩]/ adj

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

The verdict

“erwerbstätigen” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,280. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,280
frequency rank, German: 57,060
“E” headwords: 22
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

erwerbstätigen vs erwerbstätige

93% similar

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

Key facts for erwerbstätigen
Property	Value
Headword	erwerbstätigen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌtɛːtɪɡn̩]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#27,280
Misspellings tracked	22
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erwerbstätigen” 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). erwerbstätigen lands here:

#27,280

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around erwerbstätigen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌtɛːtɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,280 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for erwerbstätigen, with forms such as "erewrbstätigen", "errwerbstätigen", and "erwebrstätigen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "erwerbstätige", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is erwerbstätigen, spelled E-R-W-E-R-B-S-T-Ä-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
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Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
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Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
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Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
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Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
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Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
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Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
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Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
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Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erewrbstätigen,errwerbstätigen,erwebrstätigen,erwerbbstätigen,erwerbsstätigen,erwerbsttäigen,erwerbsttätigen,erwerbstäitgen,erwerbstätgien,erwerbstätiegn,erwerbstätigenn,erwerbstätiggen,erwerbstätigne,erwerbstättigen,erwerbsättigen,erwerbtsätigen,erwerrbstätigen,erwersbtätigen,erwrebstätigen,erwwerbstätigen,ewrerbstätigen,rewerbstätigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erwerbstätigen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "erwerbstätigen"

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 "erwerbstätigen"?

"erwerbstätigen" is spelled E-R-W-E-R-B-S-T-Ä-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌtɛːtɪɡn̩].

What does "erwerbstätigen" mean?

As an adjective, "erwerbstätigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig

What words are commonly confused with "erwerbstätigen"?

"erwerbstätigen" is commonly confused with "erwerbstätige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "erwerbstätigen"?

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

What language does "erwerbstätigen" come from?

"erwerbstätigen" 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 “erwerbstätigen”

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

The one correct German spelling is E-R-W-E-R-B-S-T-Ä-T-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌtɛːtɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “erwerbstätige” - see the side-by-side comparison. erwerbstätigen vs erwerbstätige
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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.