Ergriffenheit
[ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁɪfn̩haɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Ergriffenheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - innere Einstellung/Verfassung, von etwas emotional stark berührt zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-ergriffenheit · Ergriffenheit · German
Ergriffenheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Ergriffenheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁɪfn̩haɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ergriffenheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ergriffenheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁɪfn̩haɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "innere Einstellung/Verfassung, von etwas emotional stark berührt zu sein".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ergriffenheit, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ergriffenheit, spelled E-R-G-R-I-F-F-E-N-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1innere Einstellung/Verfassung, von etwas emotional stark berührt zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ergriffenheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er mimte Ergriffenheit, und so eine Art von karger Trauer mischte er sich zurecht, wobei er seine Hände langsam zusammenführte und auf der Höhe seines Geschlechts ineinanderlegte.“
„Eine Pause entstand, weil mir die Ergriffenheit über mein trauriges Schicksal wohl die Kehle zuschnürte.“
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.