erbrechen

/[ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,871

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

erbrechen is aGermanverb. It means: seinen Mageninhalt durch den Mund entleeren; sich übergeben Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]. Often confused with erbrecht and erreichen.

Key facts for erbrechen
PropertyValue
Headworderbrechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,871
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of erbrechen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erbrechen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,871 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for erbrechen, with forms such as "ebrrechen", "erbbrechen", and "erberchen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "erbrecht", "erreichen", "errechnen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is erbrechen, spelled E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    seinen Mageninhalt durch den Mund entleeren; sich übergeben
  2. 2
    seinen Mageninhalt durch den Mund entleeren; sich übergeben
  3. 3
    etwas oral aus dem Magen ausscheiden
  4. 4
    etwas gewaltsam öffnen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ebrrechen,erbbrechen,erberchen,erbrcehen,erbrecchen,erbrecehn,erbrechenn,erbrechhen,erbrechne,erbrehcen,erbrrechen,errbechen,errbrechen,rebrechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erbrechen

Misspelling Variants of "erbrechen"

ebrrechen9erbbrechen10erberchen9erbrcehen9erbrecchen10erbrecehn9erbrechenn10erbrechhen10
Misspelling Variants of "erbrechen"

Frequency rank: #17,871 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erbrechen"?
"erbrechen" is spelled E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩].
What does "erbrechen" mean?
As a verb, "erbrechen" means: seinen Mageninhalt durch den Mund entleeren; sich übergeben
What words are commonly confused with "erbrechen"?
"erbrechen" is commonly confused with "erbrecht", "erreichen", "errechnen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erbrechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erbrechen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erbrechen" come from?
"erbrechen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.