erworbene

[ɛɐ̯ˈvɔʁbənə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvɔʁbənə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erworbene” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,326. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,326
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-erworbene · erworbene · German

erworbene · rank #24,326 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,326
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erlöser

Nearest frequency peer: Erlöser (-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 „erworbene“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erworbene“ 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).

erworbene vs erworbenen
90% similar
erworbene vs erworben
89% similar
erworbene vs erwerben
78% similar

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

Key facts for erworbene
PropertyValue
Headworderworbene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈvɔʁbənə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,326
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erworbene“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erworbeneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Erlöser“ (#24,325), „erwägen“ (#24,327), „ergänzende“ (#24,324). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erworbene“ bei #24,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around erworbene (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈvɔʁbənə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,326 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for erworbene, with forms such as "erowrbene", "errworbene", and "erwobrene". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "erworbenen", "erworben", "erwerben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erworbene, spelled E-R-W-O-R-B-E-N-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erowrbene
  • errworbene
  • erwobrene
  • erworbbene
  • erworbeen
  • erworbnee
  • erworebne
  • erworrbene
  • erwrobene
  • erwworbene
  • ewrorbene
  • reworbene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erworbene - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erowrbene2errworbene1erwobrene2erworbbene1erworbeen2erworbnee2erworebne2erworrbene1
Edit distance from "erworbene"

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 "erworbene"?
"erworbene" is spelled E-R-W-O-R-B-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɔʁbənə].
What does "erworbene" mean?
As an adjective, "erworbene" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erworben
What words are commonly confused with "erworbene"?
"erworbene" is commonly confused with "erworbenen", "erworben", "erwerben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erworbene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erworbene" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɔʁbənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erworbene" come from?
"erworbene" 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 "erworbene", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

feuchter12 variantsGegentor12 variantsgewendet12 variantscultural12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list