erbärmlicher

[ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪçɐ]

/[ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“erbärmlicher” is uncommon German (frequency #55,282 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,282
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-erbarmlicher · erbärmlicher · German

erbärmlicher · rank #55,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,282
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 57,060
  • PHOTO-FINISH Entbehrungen

Nearest frequency peer: Entbehrungen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “erbärmlicher”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “erbärmlicher” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for erbärmlicher
PropertyValue
Headworderbärmlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪçɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#55,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erbärmlicher” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). erbärmlicher lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erbärmlicher is uncommon German at frequency #55,282 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for erbärmlicher, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erbärmlicher, spelled E-R-B-Ä-R-M-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erbärmlicher"?
"erbärmlicher" is spelled E-R-B-Ä-R-M-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪçɐ].
What does "erbärmlicher" mean?
As an adjective, "erbärmlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
How do you pronounce "erbärmlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erbärmlicher" is [ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erbärmlicher" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Entbehrungen#55,281elektrischem#55,277Essstörungen#55,297Fachgeschäft#55,303
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list