erzählst

[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlst]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlst]/ verb

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The verdict

“erzählst” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,531. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,531
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erzählen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erzahlst · erzählst · German

erzählst · rank #18,531 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,531
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erprobt

Nearest frequency peer: erprobt (-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 „erzählst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erzählst“ 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).

erzählst vs erzählt
88% similar
erzählst vs erzählte
75% similar
erzählst vs erzähl
75% similar

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

Key facts for erzählst
PropertyValue
Headworderzählst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,531
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erzählst“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erprobt“ (#18,530), „even“ (#18,532), „ermutigt“ (#18,529). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erzählst“ bei #18,531. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around erzählst (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,531 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erzählen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for erzählst, with forms such as "errzählst", "erzhälst", and "erzzählst". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "erzählt", "erzählte", "erzähl", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is erzählst, spelled E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erzählen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • errzählst
  • erzhälst
  • erzzählst
  • erzähhlst
  • erzähllst
  • erzählsst
  • erzählstt
  • erzählts
  • erzähslt
  • erzälhst
  • eräzhlst
  • ezrählst
  • rezählst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erzählst - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

errzählst1erzhälst2erzzählst1erzähhlst1erzähllst1erzählsst1erzählstt1erzählts2
Edit distance from "erzählst"

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 "erzählst"?
"erzählst" is spelled E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlst].
What does "erzählst" mean?
As a verb, "erzählst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erzählen
What words are commonly confused with "erzählst"?
"erzählst" is commonly confused with "erzählt", "erzählte", "erzähl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erzählst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erzählst" is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erzählst" come from?
"erzählst" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ermutigt#18,529extremer#18,534elegante#18,525Ehrenamt#18,521

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Dichters13 variantsgeschult13 variantsAlleingang13 variantsKurfürst13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list