ermatten
[ɛɐ̯ˈmatn̩]
The verdict
“ermatten” 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) - in der Kraft nachlassen, müde (matt) werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-ermatten · ermatten · German
ermatten · 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 | ermatten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈmatn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ermatten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ermatten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈmatn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ermatten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ermatten, spelled E-R-M-A-T-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1in der Kraft nachlassen, müde (matt) werden
- 2nach anfänglicher Intensität weniger werden
- 3so beschwerlich/anstrengend sein, dass es ganz müde (matt) macht
- 4glanzlos (matt) werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ermatten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber ich ermatte – ich kann nicht weiter schreiben, die Augen glühen mir. Die Hände zittern.“
„Aber mit der Zeit schlich sich der Spaltpilz in die Heilige Allianz ein, Grossbritannien bremste zusehends den Interventionselan, und allmählich ermattete das Interesse an einer gemeinsamen Ordnungspolitik überall ausser in Wien.“
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.