erigieren

[eʁiˈɡiːʁən]

/[eʁiˈɡiːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“erigieren” 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) - sich aufrichten, anschwellen, versteifen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erigieren · erigieren · German

erigieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for erigieren
PropertyValue
Headworderigieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eʁiˈɡiːʁən]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erigieren“ im Deutschen

erigierensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erigieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [eʁiˈɡiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich aufrichten, anschwellen, versteifen".

Zero misspellings are on record for erigieren in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is erigieren, spelled E-R-I-G-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich aufrichten, anschwellen, versteifen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how erigieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sein Penis erigierte beim Anblick der nackten Schönheit.
  2. Der Penis wird in der Nacht im Schlaf mehrmals erigiert, ohne dass es der Schlafende merkt.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erigieren"?
"erigieren" is spelled E-R-I-G-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [eʁiˈɡiːʁən].
What does "erigieren" mean?
As a verb, "erigieren" means: sich aufrichten, anschwellen, versteifen
How do you pronounce "erigieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erigieren" is [eʁiˈɡiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erigieren" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list