erbittern
German, verb/ɛɐ̯ˈbɪtɐn/
erbittern is spelled E-R-B-I-T-T-E-R-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written German, the 423,336th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erbittern is a German verb meaning “to enrage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemanden in Zorn, Wut versetzen”.
What does erbittern mean in English?
verb
- 1
to enrage
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemanden in Zorn, Wut versetzen 2. sich stark erregen; heftig in Wut, Zorn geraten
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 erbittern
- erbittert present singular third-person
- erbitterte past
- haben auxiliary
- erbitternd participle present
- erbittre first-person indicative present
- erbittere first-person indicative present
- erbitter first-person indicative present
- erbitterst indicative present second-person
- erbitterest second-person singular subjunctive
- erbittrest second-person singular subjunctive
- erbitteret plural second-person subjunctive
- erbittret plural second-person subjunctive
- erbitterten first-person indicative plural
- erbittertest indicative preterite second-person
- erbittertet indicative plural preterite
- erbittere! imperative singular
- erbittert! imperative plural
- erbittert haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erbittern?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈbɪtɐn/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈbɪtɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is erbittern in German?
erbittern appears about once in every 49 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).