geerbt

[ɡəˈʔɛʁpt]

/[ɡəˈʔɛʁpt]/ verb

The verdict

“geerbt” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,583. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,583
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erben

Corpus desk

Index DE-geerbt · geerbt · German

geerbt · rank #17,583 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,583
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH GAU

Nearest frequency peer: GAU (-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 „geerbt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „geerbt“ 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).

geerbt vs Gerät
50% similar
geerbt vs geübt
67% similar
geerbt vs Geert
67% similar

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

Key facts for geerbt
PropertyValue
Headwordgeerbt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʔɛʁpt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,583
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geerbt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.geerbtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „GAU“ (#17,582), „geerntet“ (#17,584), „Gastfreundschaft“ (#17,581). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geerbt“ bei #17,583. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around geerbt (IPA [ɡəˈʔɛʁpt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,583 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for geerbt, with forms such as "egerbt", "geebrt", and "geerbbt". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Gerät", "geübt", "Geert", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is geerbt, spelled G-E-E-R-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egerbt
  • geebrt
  • geerbbt
  • geerbtt
  • geerrbt
  • geertb
  • gerbt
  • gerebt
  • ggeerbt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egerbt2geebrt2geerbbt1geerbtt1geerrbt1geertb2gerbt1gerebt2
Edit distance from "geerbt"

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 "geerbt"?
"geerbt" is spelled G-E-E-R-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʔɛʁpt].
What does "geerbt" mean?
As a verb, "geerbt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erben
What words are commonly confused with "geerbt"?
"geerbt" is commonly confused with "Gerät", "geübt", "Geert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geerbt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geerbt" is [ɡəˈʔɛʁpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geerbt" come from?
"geerbt" 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 "geerbt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list