erbetteln
German, verb[ɛɐ̯ˈbɛtl̩n]
erbetteln is spelled E-R-B-E-T-T-E-L-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 163,492nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erbetteln is a German verb meaning “to receive by begging” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “als Almosen, milde Gabe, erhalten”.
What does erbetteln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to receive by begging
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. als Almosen, milde Gabe, erhalten 2. jemandem hartnäckig von seinen Wünschen erzählen, bis man sie erfüllt bekommt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of erbetteln
- erbettelt present singular third-person
- erbettelte past
- haben auxiliary
- erbettelnd participle present
- erbettle first-person indicative present
- erbettele first-person indicative present
- erbettel first-person indicative present
- erbettelst indicative present second-person
- erbettelest second-person singular subjunctive
- erbettlest second-person singular subjunctive
- erbettelet plural second-person subjunctive
- erbettlet plural second-person subjunctive
- erbettelten first-person indicative plural
- erbetteltest indicative preterite second-person
- erbetteltet indicative plural preterite
- erbettel! imperative singular
- erbettele! imperative singular
- erbettelt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erbetteln?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈbɛtl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is erbetteln in German?
erbetteln appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).