Eremitage

[eʁemiˈtaːʒə]

/[eʁemiˈtaːʒə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eremitage” is uncommon German (frequency #83,923 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,923
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behausung für einen Einsiedler; Klause, Einsiedelei

Corpus desk

Index DE-eremitage · Eremitage · German

Eremitage · rank #83,923 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,923
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erbprinz

Nearest frequency peer: Erbprinz (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Eremitage“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Eremitage“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eremitage
PropertyValue
HeadwordEremitage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eʁemiˈtaːʒə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,923
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eremitage“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Eremitagefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erbprinz“ (#83,922), „Epitaph“ (#83,921), „Erfüllungsgehilfen“ (#83,925). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eremitage“ bei #83,923. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eremitage is uncommon German at frequency #83,923 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eʁemiˈtaːʒə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Eremitage, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Eremitage, spelled E-R-E-M-I-T-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behausung für einen Einsiedler; Klause, Einsiedelei
  2. 2
    abseits gelegene Grotte oder Lustschlösschen oder Nachahmung einer Einsiedelei in Garten- und Parkanlagen (besonders im 18. Jahrhundert)
  3. 3
    Palastkomplex und heute Kunstmuseum in Sankt Petersburg

Synonyms

KlauseEinsiedelei

This word in other languages

hermitage(English)ermitage(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Eremitage"?
"Eremitage" is spelled E-R-E-M-I-T-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [eʁemiˈtaːʒə].
What does "Eremitage" mean?
As a noun, "Eremitage" means: Behausung für einen Einsiedler; Klause, Einsiedelei
How do you pronounce "Eremitage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eremitage" is [eʁemiˈtaːʒə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eremitage" come from?
"Eremitage" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Eremitage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erhitzten#83,926entspanne#83,918erläutere#83,929Ernestine#83,930

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list