ergründet

[ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁʏndət]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁʏndət]/ verb

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The verdict

“ergründet” is uncommon German (frequency #92,852 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,852
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ergründen

Key facts for ergründet
PropertyValue
Headwordergründet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁʏndət]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,852
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ergründet” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ergründet lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ergründet is uncommon German at frequency #92,852 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁʏndət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ergründen".

ergründet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ergründet, spelled E-R-G-R-Ü-N-D-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ergründen

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 "ergründet"?
"ergründet" is spelled E-R-G-R-Ü-N-D-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁʏndət].
What does "ergründet" mean?
As a verb, "ergründet" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ergründen
How do you pronounce "ergründet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ergründet" is [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁʏndət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ergründet" come from?
"ergründet" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “ergründet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-G-R-Ü-N-D-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁʏndət] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list