Erbitterung
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈbɪtəʁʊŋ/
Erbitterung is spelled E-R-B-I-T-T-E-R-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 168,023rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erbitterung is a German feminine noun meaning “bitterness, exasperation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft/Zustand, über etwas erbittert zu sein, einen Sachverhalt emotional heftig abzulehnen”.
What does Erbitterung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebitterness, exasperation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigenschaft/Zustand, über etwas erbittert zu sein, einen Sachverhalt emotional heftig abzulehnen
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 Erbitterung
- Erbitterungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erbitterung?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈbɪtəʁʊŋ/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈbɪtəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erbitterung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erbitterung in German?
Erbitterung appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).