erinnern

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐn]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,509

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

erinnern is aGermanverb. It means: im Gedächtnis behalten haben Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐn]. It ranks #1,509 in German word frequency. Often confused with erinnert and erinnerte.

Key facts for erinnern
PropertyValue
Headworderinnern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,509
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of erinnern in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erinnern is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,509 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for erinnern, with forms such as "eirnnern", "erinenrn", and "erinern". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "erinnert", "erinnerte", "erinnerst", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is erinnern, spelled E-R-I-N-N-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Gedächtnis behalten haben
  2. 2
    Erinnerung wachrufen
  3. 3
    jemanden etwas nicht vergessen lassen
  4. 4
    durch Ähnlichkeit ins Gedächtnis rufen
  5. 5
    im Gedächtnis haben

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eirnnern,erinenrn,erinern,erinnenr,erinnernn,erinnerrn,erinnren,erninern,errinnern,reinnern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erinnern

Misspelling Variants of "erinnern"

eirnnern8erinenrn8erinern7erinnenr8erinnernn9erinnerrn9erinnren8erninern8
Misspelling Variants of "erinnern"

Frequency rank: #1,509 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erinnern"?
"erinnern" is spelled E-R-I-N-N-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐn].
What does "erinnern" mean?
As a verb, "erinnern" means: im Gedächtnis behalten haben
What words are commonly confused with "erinnern"?
"erinnern" is commonly confused with "erinnert", "erinnerte", "erinnerst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erinnern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erinnern" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erinnern" come from?
"erinnern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.