erjagen

[ɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“erjagen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einer Falle fangen oder mit einer Waffe niederstrecken, im Rahmen einer Verfolgung (Jagd) erlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erjagen · erjagen · German

erjagen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for erjagen
PropertyValue
Headworderjagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “erjagen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

erjagensitzt 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

erjagen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

erjagen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erjagen, spelled E-R-J-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einer Falle fangen oder mit einer Waffe niederstrecken, im Rahmen einer Verfolgung (Jagd) erlegen
  2. 2
    durch Einsatz und Ausdauer bekommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nach der Schlacht liess er die Schiffe Anker werfen und ging mit seinem Heer an Land; sie erjagten Wild und aßen in voller Rüstung das rohe Fleisch.“
  2. „Sei du der Römer Feind, und dann so siehe zu, Wer mehrern Ruhm erjagt, dein Bruder, oder du.“

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 "erjagen"?
"erjagen" is spelled E-R-J-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩].
What does "erjagen" mean?
As a verb, "erjagen" means: in einer Falle fangen oder mit einer Waffe niederstrecken, im Rahmen einer Verfolgung (Jagd) erlegen
How do you pronounce "erjagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erjagen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erjagen" come from?
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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