Erzähler

/[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlɐ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,274

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Erzähler is aGermannoun. It means: Person, die etwas erzählt Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlɐ]. Often confused with erzählt and erzählte.

Key facts for Erzähler
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HeadwordErzähler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,274
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Erzähler is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,274 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Erzähler, with forms such as "errzähler", "erzhäler", and "erzzähler". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "erzählt", "erzählte", "erzählst", 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 Erzähler, spelled E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die etwas erzählt
  2. 2
    Verfasser einer Erzählung
  3. 3
    abstrakte Instanz in einem epischen Werk, aus deren Sichtweise erzählt wird

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: errzähler,erzhäler,erzzähler,erzähelr,erzähhler,erzählerr,erzähller,erzählre,erzälher,eräzhler,ezrähler,rezähler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Erzähler

Misspelling Variants of "Erzähler"

errzähler9erzhäler8erzzähler9erzähelr8erzähhler9erzählerr9erzähller9erzählre8
Misspelling Variants of "Erzähler"

Frequency rank: #10,274 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Erzähler"?
"Erzähler" is spelled E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlɐ].
What does "Erzähler" mean?
As a noun, "Erzähler" means: Person, die etwas erzählt
What words are commonly confused with "Erzähler"?
"Erzähler" is commonly confused with "erzählt", "erzählte", "erzählst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erzähler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erzähler" is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erzähler" come from?
"Erzähler" 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.