ergetzen
[ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“ergetzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem Freude, Spaß bereiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-ergetzen · ergetzen · German
ergetzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ergetzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ergetzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ergetzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ergetzen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ergetzen, spelled E-R-G-E-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem Freude, Spaß bereiten
- 2sich an etwas erfreuen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ergetzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie werden jedermann ergetzen, dem Adel mit der höfisch Melodei gefallen, den Frommen mit erbaulich Weisen, dem Volk mit allerlei Ergötzlichkeit.“
„Wir ergetzen uns, sagt Plutarchus1, an einer gemalten Eydechse, an einem Affen oder gar wohl an dem Gesicht eines Thersites, nicht der Schönheit, sondern der Ähnlichkeit halber.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.