emporklettern
[ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌklɛtɐn]
The verdict
“emporklettern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - von unten nach oben, von einem tiefer gelegenen Ort an einen höher gelegenen Ort, klettern; sich kletternd aufwärts (empor) bewegen
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Index DE-emporklettern · emporklettern · German
emporklettern · 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 | emporklettern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌklɛtɐn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „emporklettern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
emporklettern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌklɛtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von unten nach oben, von einem tiefer gelegenen Ort an einen höher gelegenen Ort, klettern; sich kletternd aufwärts (empor) bewegen".
No misspelling variants are generated for emporklettern in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is emporklettern, spelled E-M-P-O-R-K-L-E-T-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1von unten nach oben, von einem tiefer gelegenen Ort an einen höher gelegenen Ort, klettern; sich kletternd aufwärts (empor) bewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how emporklettern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wer 100 Stufen emporklettern wolle, sagt Raymond Myles, der müsse mit der ersten anfangen.“
„Einst war Konrad an den schwachen Sprossen eines Weinstockes zu des Liebchens Fenster emporgeklettert, und während ringsum tiefe Stille und Finsterniß auf Dorf und Flur lagerten, klagten und koseten die Liebenden in süßer Selbstvergessenheit. [1845]“
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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.