ergrimmen
[ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁɪmən]
The verdict
“ergrimmen” 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) - über etwas grimmig werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-ergrimmen · ergrimmen · German
ergrimmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | ergrimmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁɪmən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ergrimmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ergrimmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁɪmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über etwas grimmig werden".
ergrimmen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 ergrimmen, spelled E-R-G-R-I-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1über etwas grimmig werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ergrimmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das ergrimmte das Schwert und es begann also zu sprechen: …
„Die Violinen weinen jetzt, die Cellos und Bässe ergrimmen…“
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.