emeritiert
[emeʁiˈtiːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“emeritiert” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (vor allem als Hochschulprofessor) aus einer höheren Position in den Ruhestand versetzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-emeritiert · emeritiert · German
emeritiert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | emeritiert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [emeʁiˈtiːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „emeritiert“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
emeritiert is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [emeʁiˈtiːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(vor allem als Hochschulprofessor) aus einer höheren Position in den Ruhestand versetzt".
emeritiert doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is emeritiert, spelled E-M-E-R-I-T-I-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1(vor allem als Hochschulprofessor) aus einer höheren Position in den Ruhestand versetzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how emeritiert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie ist eine emeritierte Professorin.
„Seit Langem sieht man dem emeritierten König Juan Carlos an, dass es ihm nicht gut geht.“
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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.