expert

[ɛksˈpɛʁt]

/[ɛksˈpɛʁt]/ adj

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The verdict

“expert” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,282
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wie ein Fachmann, von großer Erfahrung bestimmt

Corpus desk

Index DE-expert · expert · German

expert · rank #27,282 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,282
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erörtern

Nearest frequency peer: erörtern (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “expert”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “expert” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

expert vs Export
67% similar
expert vs extern
67% similar
expert vs Experte
71% similar

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

Key facts for expert
PropertyValue
Headwordexpert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛksˈpɛʁt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,282
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “expert” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.expertliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „erörtern“ (#27,281), „explizite“ (#27,283), „erwerbstätigen“ (#27,280). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around expert (IPA [ɛksˈpɛʁt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,282 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "wie ein Fachmann, von großer Erfahrung bestimmt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for expert, with forms such as "epxert", "exeprt", and "experrt". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Export", "extern", "Experte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 expert, spelled E-X-P-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    wie ein Fachmann, von großer Erfahrung bestimmt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how expert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Dame in Moskau ist sicherlich als Revolutionärin expert, […].“

Synonyms

erfahrenfachmännischgekonntsachverständig

This word in other languages

expert(English)experto(Español)expert(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxert
  • exeprt
  • experrt
  • expertt
  • expetr
  • exppert
  • expret
  • exxpert
  • xepert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epxert2exeprt2experrt1expertt1expetr2exppert1expret2exxpert1
Edit distance from "expert"

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 "expert"?
"expert" is spelled E-X-P-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛksˈpɛʁt].
What does "expert" mean?
As an adjective, "expert" means: wie ein Fachmann, von großer Erfahrung bestimmt
What words are commonly confused with "expert"?
"expert" is commonly confused with "Export", "extern", "Experte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "expert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expert" is [ɛksˈpɛʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expert" come from?
"expert" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Felgen#27,289fromme#27,308Fühler#27,311Gronau#27,332

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

gerollt9 variantshearts9 variantsblassen9 variantshofften9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list