eres

[ˈeɾəs]

/[ˈeɾəs]/ verb

The verdict

“eres” is uncommon German (frequency #88,871 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,871
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Imperfekt Aktiv des Verbs ésser

Corpus desk

Index DE-eres · eres · German

eres · rank #88,871 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,871
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ererbten

Nearest frequency peer: ererbten (-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 „eres“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eres
PropertyValue
Headworderes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈeɾəs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#88,871
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „eres“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).eresfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ererbten“ (#88,870), „Erfrierungen“ (#88,872), „Erbteil“ (#88,869). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eres“ bei #88,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eres is uncommon German at frequency #88,871 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈeɾəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Imperfekt Aktiv des Verbs ésser".

eres has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is eres, spelled E-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Imperfekt Aktiv des Verbs ésser

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 "eres"?
"eres" is spelled E-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeɾəs].
What does "eres" mean?
As a verb, "eres" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Imperfekt Aktiv des Verbs ésser
How do you pronounce "eres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eres" is [ˈeɾəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eres" come from?
"eres" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list