# erfordern

> German word · Verb · IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐn] · frequency rank #10,074

## Definitions
1. etwas unbedingt verlangen, etwas notwendig machen

## Easily confused with
- **ermorden** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/erfordern-vs-ermorden)
- **erörtern** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/erfordern-vs-erortern)
- **erfordert** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/erfordern-vs-erfordert)
- **erforderte** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/erfordern-vs-erforderte)
- **Erfordernis** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/erfordern-vs-erfordernis)
- **einfordern** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/einfordern-vs-erfordern)

## Common misspellings (14)
`efrordern`, `erffordern`, `erfodrern`, `erforddern`, `erfordenr`, `erfordernn`, `erforderrn`, `erfordren`, `erforedrn`, `erforrdern`, `erfrodern`, `erofrdern`, `errfordern`, `refordern`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/erfordern