ermannen
[ɛɐ̯ˈmanən]
The verdict
“ermannen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu seiner Stärke finden und sich aufrichten
Corpus desk
Index DE-ermannen · ermannen · German
ermannen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | ermannen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈmanən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ermannen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ermannen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈmanən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ermannen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ermannen, spelled E-R-M-A-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1zu seiner Stärke finden und sich aufrichten
- 2durch die Heirat gewinnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ermannen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn die Häupter des Protestantismus sich nicht endlich ermannten — in welch eine trübe Zukunft mußten da seine Bekenner blicken!“ (1861)
„Auch Oestreich hatte gewagt sich zu ermannen und die verlornen Ehren und Länder wieder zu gewinnen.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.