erfordern
German, verb[ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐn]
erfordern is spelled E-R-F-O-R-D-E-R-N (9 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written German, the 10,058th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erfordern is a German verb meaning “to necessitate, to require” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas unbedingt verlangen, etwas notwendig machen”.
What does erfordern mean in English?
verb
- 1
to necessitate, to require
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas unbedingt verlangen, etwas notwendig machen
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 erfordern
- erfordert present singular third-person
- erforderte past
- haben auxiliary
- erfordernd participle present
- erfordre first-person indicative present
- erfordere first-person indicative present
- erforder first-person indicative present
- erforderst indicative present second-person
- erforderest second-person singular subjunctive
- erfordrest second-person singular subjunctive
- erforderet plural second-person subjunctive
- erfordret plural second-person subjunctive
- erforderten first-person indicative plural
- erfordertest indicative preterite second-person
- erfordertet indicative plural preterite
- erforder! imperative singular
- erfordere! imperative singular
- erfordre! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erfordern?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to erfordern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is erfordern in German?
erfordern appears 6.5 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).