ergötzen

[ɛɐ̯ˈɡœt͡sn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈɡœt͡sn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“ergötzen” is uncommon German (frequency #75,587 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,587
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem Freude, Spaß bereiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-ergotzen · ergötzen · German

ergötzen · rank #75,587 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,587
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erdung

Nearest frequency peer: Erdung (-2 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 „ergötzen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ergötzen
PropertyValue
Headwordergötzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈɡœt͡sn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,587
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ergötzen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ergötzenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erdung“ (#75,585), „erklangen“ (#75,589), „Erblassers“ (#75,584). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ergötzen“ bei #75,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ergötzen is uncommon German at frequency #75,587 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈɡœt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ergötzen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ergötzen, spelled E-R-G-Ö-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem Freude, Spaß bereiten
  2. 2
    sich an etwas erfreuen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ergötzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Wissenschaften nähren die Jugend, ergötzen das Alter.“
  2. „Der alte Herr ergötzte mich sehr durch seine Lächerlichkeit; er hatte sich rot geschminkt, seine Kleider waren mit Blumen bestickt und mit Flittern geschmückt, wie zu den Zeiten der Frau von Sévigné. “

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ergötzen"?
"ergötzen" is spelled E-R-G-Ö-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈɡœt͡sn̩].
What does "ergötzen" mean?
As a verb, "ergötzen" means: jemandem Freude, Spaß bereiten
How do you pronounce "ergötzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ergötzen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈɡœt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ergötzen" come from?
"ergötzen" 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 "ergötzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list