erbarmt

[ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmt]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmt]/ verb

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The verdict

“erbarmt” is uncommon German (frequency #71,287 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,287
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erbarmen

Key facts for erbarmt
PropertyValue
Headworderbarmt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,287
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erbarmt” 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). erbarmt 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

erbarmt is uncommon German at frequency #71,287 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for erbarmt, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 erbarmt, spelled E-R-B-A-R-M-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erbarmen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erbarmen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs 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 "erbarmt"?
"erbarmt" is spelled E-R-B-A-R-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmt].
What does "erbarmt" mean?
As a verb, "erbarmt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erbarmen
How do you pronounce "erbarmt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erbarmt" is [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erbarmt" come from?
"erbarmt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “erbarmt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-B-A-R-M-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list