erwischte

[ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃtə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃtə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erwischte” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,923. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,923
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwischt

Corpus desk

Index DE-erwischte · erwischte · German

erwischte · rank #23,923 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,923
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erreiche

Nearest frequency peer: erreiche (-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 „erwischte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erwischte“ 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).

erwischte vs erwünschte
80% similar
erwischte vs erwischt
89% similar
erwischte vs erlischt
78% similar

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

Key facts for erwischte
PropertyValue
Headworderwischte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃtə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,923
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erwischte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erwischteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erreiche“ (#23,922), „Erz“ (#23,924), „erkundet“ (#23,921). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erwischte“ bei #23,923. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around erwischte (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃtə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,923 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for erwischte, with forms such as "eriwschte", "errwischte", and "erwicshte". 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, "erwünschte", "erwischt", "erlischt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erwischte, spelled E-R-W-I-S-C-H-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eriwschte
  • errwischte
  • erwicshte
  • erwiscchte
  • erwischet
  • erwischhte
  • erwischtte
  • erwiscthe
  • erwishcte
  • erwisschte
  • erwsichte
  • erwwischte
  • ewrischte
  • rewischte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erwischte - 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.

eriwschte2errwischte1erwicshte2erwiscchte1erwischet2erwischhte1erwischtte1erwiscthe2
Edit distance from "erwischte"

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 "erwischte"?
"erwischte" is spelled E-R-W-I-S-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃtə].
What does "erwischte" mean?
As an adjective, "erwischte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwischt
What words are commonly confused with "erwischte"?
"erwischte" is commonly confused with "erwünschte", "erwischt", "erlischt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erwischte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erwischte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erwischte" come from?
"erwischte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erwischte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

entstammt#23,915Feuerzeug#23,931einbinden#23,900gefestigt#23,949

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

einfachere14 variantsdummerweise14 variantsBohrungen14 variantsbezwungen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list