emporklimmen
[ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌklɪmən]
The verdict
“emporklimmen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unter größerem/großem Bemühen nach oben, in die Höhe, klettern
Corpus desk
Index DE-emporklimmen · emporklimmen · German
emporklimmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | emporklimmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌklɪmən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „emporklimmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
emporklimmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌklɪmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unter größerem/großem Bemühen nach oben, in die Höhe, klettern".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for emporklimmen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is emporklimmen, spelled E-M-P-O-R-K-L-I-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1unter größerem/großem Bemühen nach oben, in die Höhe, klettern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how emporklimmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jeden Berg der Welt, so sprach er, wolle er emporklimmen.
„Nachdem wir [den] steilen düstern Pfade ungefähr zwei Meilen emporgeklommen waren, kamen wir zu einem Ruheplatz auf einem kleinen Vorsprung über einem Abgrund, von wo aus wir eine Aussicht auf die unter uns liegende Gegend hatten, welche eben so schön als erhaben war.“
Antonyms
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.