Erbarmen

[ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmən]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erbarmen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,529. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,529
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - starke innere Anteilnahme am Leid oder an der Not anderer, verbunden mit dem Drang, ihnen zu helfen oder sie zu trösten

Corpus desk

Index DE-erbarmen · Erbarmen · German

Erbarmen · rank #25,529 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,529
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH era

Nearest frequency peer: era (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Erbarmen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Erbarmen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Erbarmen vs erbauen
63% similar
Erbarmen vs erwarten
63% similar
Erbarmen vs erwärmen
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Erbarmen
PropertyValue
HeadwordErbarmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,529
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erbarmen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Erbarmenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „era“ (#25,528), „Erdreich“ (#25,530), „enzyme“ (#25,527). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erbarmen“ bei #25,529. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Erbarmen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,529 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "starke innere Anteilnahme am Leid oder an der Not anderer, verbunden mit dem Drang, ihnen zu helfen oder sie zu trösten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erbarmen, with forms such as "ebrarmen", "erabrmen", and "erbamren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "erbauen", "erwarten", "erwärmen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Erbarmen, spelled E-R-B-A-R-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    starke innere Anteilnahme am Leid oder an der Not anderer, verbunden mit dem Drang, ihnen zu helfen oder sie zu trösten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Erbarmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Tod hat kein Erbarmen.
  2. Das menschliche Erbarmen ist eine Tugend, gespeist vom Mitleid.

Synonyms

BarmherzigkeitErbarmung

This word in other languages

pity(English)compasión(Español)pitié(Français)compaixão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebrarmen
  • erabrmen
  • erbamren
  • erbaremn
  • erbarmenn
  • erbarmmen
  • erbarmne
  • erbarrmen
  • erbbarmen
  • erbramen
  • errbarmen
  • rebarmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erbarmen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ebrarmen2erabrmen2erbamren2erbaremn2erbarmenn1erbarmmen1erbarmne2erbarrmen1
Edit distance from "Erbarmen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Erbarmen"?
"Erbarmen" is spelled E-R-B-A-R-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmən].
What does "Erbarmen" mean?
As a noun, "Erbarmen" means: starke innere Anteilnahme am Leid oder an der Not anderer, verbunden mit dem Drang, ihnen zu helfen oder sie zu trösten
What words are commonly confused with "Erbarmen"?
"Erbarmen" is commonly confused with "erbauen", "erwarten", "erwärmen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erbarmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erbarmen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erbarmen" come from?
"Erbarmen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Erbarmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Erdreich#25,530erlischt#25,533ernennen#25,535Einsturz#25,522

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

ergattern12 variantserwidert12 variantsFahrzeit12 variantsdifferent12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list