emporsteigen
[ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]
The verdict
“emporsteigen” 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) - auf etwas hinaufgehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-emporsteigen · emporsteigen · German
emporsteigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | emporsteigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „emporsteigen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
emporsteigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for emporsteigen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is emporsteigen, spelled E-M-P-O-R-S-T-E-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1auf etwas hinaufgehen
- 2schwebend nach oben steigen
- 3beruflichen Erfolg und/oder Ansehen erhalten
- 4in die Höhe ragen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how emporsteigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie waren mittlerweile durch eine große, betäubend nach frischen Blumen duftende Halle, eine breite, mattenbelegte Treppe emporgestiegen.
Dort waren die grauen Schatten schon emporgestiegen über Wald und Almen bis zu den kahlen Felsen; …
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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.