embarrassment
[ɪmˈbæɹəsmənt]
The verdict
“embarrassment” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verlegenheit, Betretenheit
Corpus desk
Index DE-embarrassment · embarrassment · German
embarrassment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | embarrassment |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪmˈbæɹəsmənt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „embarrassment“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
embarrassment is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪmˈbæɹəsmənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for embarrassment, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is embarrassment, spelled E-M-B-A-R-R-A-S-S-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Verlegenheit, Betretenheit
- 2die Geldverlegenheit
- 3eine Peinlichkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how embarrassment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Soyuz has always had very limited maneuvering capability, a source of some embarrassment during the ASTP joint flight where the Apollo did most of the maneuvering.
He is an embarrassment to the family.
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.