erwirkte

[ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁktə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁktə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erwirkte” is uncommon German (frequency #66,185 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,185
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwirkt

Key facts for erwirkte
PropertyValue
Headworderwirkte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁktə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,185
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erwirkte” 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). erwirkte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erwirkte is uncommon German at frequency #66,185 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁktə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for erwirkte, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is erwirkte, spelled E-R-W-I-R-K-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwirkt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwirkt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwirkt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwirkt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwirkt
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwirkt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwirkt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwirkt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwirkt

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 "erwirkte"?
"erwirkte" is spelled E-R-W-I-R-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁktə].
What does "erwirkte" mean?
As an adjective, "erwirkte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwirkt
How do you pronounce "erwirkte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erwirkte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erwirkte" come from?
"erwirkte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “erwirkte”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-W-I-R-K-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁktə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list