Erinnerungsvermögen

[ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnəʁʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnəʁʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erinnerungsvermögen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #83,927 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#83,927
frequency rank, German
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fähigkeit, sich an Erlebnisse und Sinneseindrücke zu erinnern

Key facts for Erinnerungsvermögen
PropertyValue
HeadwordErinnerungsvermögen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnəʁʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]
Letters19
Frequency rank#83,927
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Erinnerungsvermögen” 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). Erinnerungsvermögen lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Erinnerungsvermögen is 19 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnəʁʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #83,927 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Fähigkeit, sich an Erlebnisse und Sinneseindrücke zu erinnern".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Erinnerungsvermögen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Erinnerungsvermögen, spelled E-R-I-N-N-E-R-U-N-G-S-V-E-R-M-Ö-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fähigkeit, sich an Erlebnisse und Sinneseindrücke zu erinnern

Synonyms

GedächtnisMneme

This word in other languages

mémoire(Français)

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 "Erinnerungsvermögen"?
"Erinnerungsvermögen" is spelled E-R-I-N-N-E-R-U-N-G-S-V-E-R-M-Ö-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnəʁʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩].
What does "Erinnerungsvermögen" mean?
As a noun, "Erinnerungsvermögen" means: Fähigkeit, sich an Erlebnisse und Sinneseindrücke zu erinnern
How do you pronounce "Erinnerungsvermögen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erinnerungsvermögen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnəʁʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erinnerungsvermögen" come from?
"Erinnerungsvermögen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Erinnerungsvermögen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-I-N-N-E-R-U-N-G-S-V-E-R-M-Ö-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnəʁʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list