Ermahnung

[ɛɐ̯ˈmaːnʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈmaːnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ermahnung” is uncommon German (frequency #50,432 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,432
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung, mit der jemand zu etwas veranlasst oder von etwas abgehalten werden soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-ermahnung · Ermahnung · German

Ermahnung · rank #50,432 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,432
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erschlägt

Nearest frequency peer: erschlägt (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ermahnung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ermahnung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ermahnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErmahnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈmaːnʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ermahnung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ermahnungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erschlägt“ (#50,433), „Erkenntnistheorie“ (#50,430), „erschrickt“ (#50,434). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ermahnung“ bei #50,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ermahnung is uncommon German at frequency #50,432 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈmaːnʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handlung, mit der jemand zu etwas veranlasst oder von etwas abgehalten werden soll".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ermahnung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ermahnung, spelled E-R-M-A-H-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung, mit der jemand zu etwas veranlasst oder von etwas abgehalten werden soll

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Dann gingen die beiden, Leas endlosen Ratschlägen und Ermahnungen glücklich entronnen.“

This word in other languages

admonition(English)réprimande(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 "Ermahnung"?
"Ermahnung" is spelled E-R-M-A-H-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈmaːnʊŋ].
What does "Ermahnung" mean?
As a noun, "Ermahnung" means: Handlung, mit der jemand zu etwas veranlasst oder von etwas abgehalten werden soll
How do you pronounce "Ermahnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ermahnung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈmaːnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ermahnung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ermahnung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erschlägt#50,433entweicht#50,425evaluiert#50,440Ennepetal#50,423

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list