erzählende

Name: erzählende, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːləndə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːləndə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“erzählende” is uncommon German (frequency #82,722 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,722
frequency rank, German: 57,060
“E” headwords

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

Key facts for erzählende
Property	Value
Headword	erzählende
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːləndə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#82,722
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erzählende” 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). erzählende lands here:

#82,722

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

erzählende is uncommon German at frequency #82,722 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːləndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

erzählende has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is erzählende, spelled E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-E-N-D-E.

Definition

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

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 "erzählende"?

"erzählende" is spelled E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːləndə].

What does "erzählende" mean?

As an adjective, "erzählende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erzählend

How do you pronounce "erzählende"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erzählende" is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːləndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "erzählende" come from?

"erzählende" 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 “erzählende”

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

The one correct German spelling is E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːləndə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.