ernst
\ˈɛrnst\
The verdict
“ernst” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,536. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,536
- frequency rank, French
- 3,255
- “E” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sérieux, grave, qui ne sourit pas.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ernst · ernst · French
ernst · rank #19,536 · 8 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,536
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,255
- PHOTO-FINISH enverra
Nearest frequency peer: enverra (-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.
Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « ernst »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- emmenée
emmenée
80,468 corpus weight
- enclin
enclin
80,467 corpus weight
- enverra
enverra
80,466 corpus weight
- ernst
ernst
80,465 corpus weight
- excitée
excitée
80,464 corpus weight
- exterminer
exterminer
80,462 corpus weight
What this shows « ernst » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ernst |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɛrnst\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #19,536 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ernst »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around ernst (IPA \ˈɛrnst\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,536 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ernst, with forms such as "enrst", "ernnst", and "ernsst". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Est", "ENS", "east", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ernst, spelled E-R-N-S-T.
Definition
- 1Sérieux, grave, qui ne sourit pas.
- 2Sérieux, plein de réflexion, qui n'est pas rejouissant.
- 3Sérieux, avec insistance.
- 4Sérieux, important, lourd de conséquences.
- 5Sérieux, qui est sincère ou vrai.
- 6Sérieux, menaçant, qui peut avoir des suites fâcheuses ou de graves conséquences.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ernst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hatte die ein wenig tief liegenden, blauen und aufmerksamen Augen seines Vaters, wenn ihr Ausdruck auch vielleicht träumerischer war; aber seine Gesichtszüge waren ernster und schärfer, seine Nase sprang stark und gebogen hervor, (...)
Ich war ein braves Kind gewesen, dann ein übertrieben kultivierter Jugendlicher. Meine Schwester Nathalie, die in der Schule die Aufgabe bekam: »Beschreibt eure Familie«, zeichnete von mir folgendes Portrait: »Mein Bruder ist sehr ernst, er macht nie Blödsinn und liest den ganzen Tag lang Erwachsenenbücher.«
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enrst
- ernnst
- ernsst
- ernstt
- ernts
- errnst
- ersnt
- renst
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ernst - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).