erwies

/[ɛɐ̯ˈviːs]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,017

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

erwies is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erweisen Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈviːs]. It ranks #9,017 in German word frequency. Often confused with Erwin and ewiges.

Key facts for erwies
PropertyValue
Headworderwies
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈviːs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,017
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erwies is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈviːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,017 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for erwies, with forms such as "eriwes", "errwies", and "erweis". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Erwin", "ewiges", "erwiesen", 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 erwies, spelled E-R-W-I-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erweisen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erweisen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eriwes,errwies,erweis,erwiess,erwise,erwwies,ewries,rewies

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erwies

Misspelling Variants of "erwies"

eriwes6errwies7erweis6erwiess7erwise6erwwies7ewries6rewies6
Misspelling Variants of "erwies"

Frequency rank: #9,017 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erwies"?
"erwies" is spelled E-R-W-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈviːs].
What does "erwies" mean?
As a verb, "erwies" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erweisen
What words are commonly confused with "erwies"?
"erwies" is commonly confused with "Erwin", "ewiges", "erwiesen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erwies"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erwies" is [ɛɐ̯ˈviːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erwies" come from?
"erwies" 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.