erwerbstätiger
[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌtɛːtɪɡɐ]
The verdict
“erwerbstätiger” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erwerbstätiger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌtɛːtɪɡɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erwerbstätiger” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for erwerbstätiger is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌtɛːtɪɡɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for erwerbstätiger in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is erwerbstätiger, spelled E-R-W-E-R-B-S-T-Ä-T-I-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “erwerbstätiger”
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-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.