erbrechen
German, verb
erbrechen is spelled E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N (9 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written German, the 17,848th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erbrechen is a German verb meaning “to vomit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Erbrechen is a different word: “vomiting”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “seinen Mageninhalt durch den Mund entleeren; sich übergeben”.
What does erbrechen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to vomit
Er erbricht sich.
- 2
to vomit (something) (out)
In den ersten Monaten der Schwangerschaft musste sie öfter erbrechen.
- 3
archaicto break something open
Sie erbrach den Brief.
noun
- 1
neutergerund of erbrechen
- 2
neutervomiting
- 3
neuterregurgitation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. seinen Mageninhalt durch den Mund entleeren; sich übergeben 2. seinen Mageninhalt durch den Mund entleeren; sich übergeben 3. etwas oral aus dem Magen ausscheiden 4. etwas gewaltsam öffnen
noun: 1. Entleerung des Magens über den Mund 2. Öffnung eines verschlossenen Gegenstandes mit Gewalt
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 erbrechen
- erbricht present singular third-person
- erbrach past
- erbrochen participle past
- erbräche past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- 4 strong
- haben or sein auxiliary
- erbrechend participle present
- erbreche first-person indicative present
- erbrichst indicative present second-person
- erbrecht indicative plural present
- erbrechest second-person singular subjunctive
- erbrechet plural second-person subjunctive
- erbrachen first-person indicative plural
- erbrächen first-person formal plural
- erbrachst indicative preterite second-person
- erbracht indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to erbrechen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is erbrechen in German?
erbrechen appears 3.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).