embarrass
[…]
The verdict
“embarrass” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (oneself) sich (selbst) in Verlegenheit / eine peinliche Lage bringen; beschämen, blamieren, lächerlich machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-embarrass · embarrass · German
embarrass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embarrass |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „embarrass“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
embarrass is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for embarrass, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is embarrass, spelled E-M-B-A-R-R-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1(oneself) sich (selbst) in Verlegenheit / eine peinliche Lage bringen; beschämen, blamieren, lächerlich machen
- 2(somebody) jemanden in Verlegenheit / eine peinliche Lage bringen; beschämen, blamieren; und jemandem (dadurch) Probleme bereiten
- 3(somebody) jemanden in Verlegenheit / eine peinliche Lage bringen; beschämen, blamieren; und jemandem (dadurch) Probleme bereiten
- 4(somebody) jemanden in Verlegenheit / eine peinliche Lage bringen; beschämen, blamieren; und jemandem (dadurch) Probleme bereiten
- 5(something) etwas hindern, hemmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how embarrass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It embarrassed me to have to give my opinion in public.
The protest may have been timed to embarrass the President.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.