Ergometer
[ɛʁɡoˈmeːtɐ]
The verdict
“Ergometer” is uncommon German (frequency #99,739 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,739
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fitnessgerät, auf dem körperliche Leistungen genau definiert vorgegeben, erbracht und gemessen werden können
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ergometer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛʁɡoˈmeːtɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #99,739 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ergometer” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ergometer is uncommon German at frequency #99,739 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛʁɡoˈmeːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fitnessgerät, auf dem körperliche Leistungen genau definiert vorgegeben, erbracht und gemessen werden können".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ergometer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ergometer, spelled E-R-G-O-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Fitnessgerät, auf dem körperliche Leistungen genau definiert vorgegeben, erbracht und gemessen werden können
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Ergometer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-G-O-M-E-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛʁɡoˈmeːtɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.