ergreifende

[ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩də]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“ergreifende” is uncommon German (frequency #69,182 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,182
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergreifend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ergreifende · ergreifende · German

ergreifende · rank #69,182 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,182
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erfinde

Nearest frequency peer: erfinde (-1 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 „ergreifende“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ergreifende
PropertyValue
Headwordergreifende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩də]
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,182
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ergreifende“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ergreifendefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erfinde“ (#69,181), „erhabener“ (#69,183), „Erbsensuppe“ (#69,179). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ergreifende“ bei #69,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ergreifende is uncommon German at frequency #69,182 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

ergreifende doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 ergreifende, spelled E-R-G-R-E-I-F-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergreifend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergreifend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergreifend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergreifend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergreifend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergreifend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergreifend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergreifend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergreifend

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 "ergreifende"?
"ergreifende" is spelled E-R-G-R-E-I-F-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩də].
What does "ergreifende" mean?
As an adjective, "ergreifende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergreifend
How do you pronounce "ergreifende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ergreifende" is [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ergreifende" come from?
"ergreifende" 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 "ergreifende", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Erbsensuppe#69,179erklärenden#69,185Entwicklers#69,176erschöpften#69,189

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list