ergreisen
[ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯zn̩]
The verdict
“ergreisen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr alt (greis) werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-ergreisen · ergreisen · German
ergreisen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | ergreisen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯zn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ergreisen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ergreisen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr alt (greis) werden".
No misspelling variants are generated for ergreisen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ergreisen, spelled E-R-G-R-E-I-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1sehr alt (greis) werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ergreisen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Schrecken des Krieges haben ihn widernatürlich altern und ergreisen lassen.“
„Nur einer wohnt hier: der stumme, früh ergreiste Bauherr mit schleppendem Bein, der mit stummem, wissendem Blick einen jeden vernichten würde, der sich ihm zu nahen wagte.“
Antonyms
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.