ermangeln
[ɛɐ̯ˈmaŋl̩n]
The verdict
“ermangeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fehlen, nicht da sein, nicht haben; obwohl es passend und angenehm wäre, wenn es dieses Fehlen (den Mangel) nicht gäbe
Corpus desk
Index DE-ermangeln · ermangeln · German
ermangeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ermangeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈmaŋl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ermangeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ermangeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈmaŋl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fehlen, nicht da sein, nicht haben; obwohl es passend und angenehm wäre, wenn es dieses Fehlen (den Mangel) nicht gäbe".
Zero misspellings are on record for ermangeln in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 ermangeln, spelled E-R-M-A-N-G-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1fehlen, nicht da sein, nicht haben; obwohl es passend und angenehm wäre, wenn es dieses Fehlen (den Mangel) nicht gäbe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ermangeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„ Alle diese Tafeln sind durchweg flau, kontrastarm und ermangeln jeglicher Brillanz.“
„Der König Tschong von Tschu und der Herzog Dschuang von Tsi ermangelten der Selbsterkenntnis und wurden getötet.“
Antonyms
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.