erleiden
German, verb[ˌɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯.dn̩]
erleiden is spelled E-R-L-E-I-D-E-N (8 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written German, the 15,332nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erleiden is a German verb meaning “to suffer, to experience (a negative event or treatment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas körperlich oder seelisch Unangenehmes erleben; eine unangenehme Erfahrung machen”.
What does erleiden mean in English?
verb
- 1
to suffer, to experience (a negative event or treatment)
eine Niederlage erleiden
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas körperlich oder seelisch Unangenehmes erleben; eine unangenehme Erfahrung machen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of erleiden
- erleidet present singular third-person
- erlitt past
- erlitten participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 1 strong
- erleidend participle present
- erleide first-person indicative present
- erleidest indicative present second-person
- erlitte first-person formal rare
- erlittest indicative preterite second-person
- erlittst indicative preterite second-person
- erlittet indicative plural preterite
- erleid imperative second-person singular
- erleide! imperative singular
- erleidet! imperative plural
- erlitten haben active infinitive perfect
- erlitten werden processual-passive infinitive present
- erlitten worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erleiden?
- [ˌɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯.dn̩]
- [ɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯dn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to erleiden
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is erleiden in German?
erleiden appears 3.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).