Ermessen

/[ɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,409

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Ermessen is aGermannoun. It means: Auswahl zwischen mehreren gleichermaßen rechtmäßigen Möglichkeiten bei einer behördlichen oder richterlichen Entscheidung (Verwaltungsakt, Urteil, Beschluss) Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩]. Often confused with erweisen and erpressen.

Key facts for Ermessen
PropertyValue
HeadwordErmessen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,409
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Ermessen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ermessen is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,409 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Ermessen, with forms such as "emressen", "eremssen", and "ermesen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "erweisen", "erpressen", "erfassen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Ermessen, spelled E-R-M-E-S-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Auswahl zwischen mehreren gleichermaßen rechtmäßigen Möglichkeiten bei einer behördlichen oder richterlichen Entscheidung (Verwaltungsakt, Urteil, Beschluss)
  2. 2
    jemandes Einschätzung einer Lage; Erwägen mehrerer Entscheidungsmöglichkeiten

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emressen,eremssen,ermesen,ermesesn,ermessenn,ermessne,ermeßen,ermmessen,ermsesen,errmessen,remessen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Ermessen

Misspelling Variants of "Ermessen"

emressen8eremssen8ermesen7ermesesn8ermessenn9ermessne8ermeßen7ermmessen9
Misspelling Variants of "Ermessen"

Frequency rank: #16,409 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ermessen"?
"Ermessen" is spelled E-R-M-E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩].
What does "Ermessen" mean?
As a noun, "Ermessen" means: Auswahl zwischen mehreren gleichermaßen rechtmäßigen Möglichkeiten bei einer behördlichen oder richterlichen Entscheidung (Verwaltungsakt, Urteil, Beschluss)
What words are commonly confused with "Ermessen"?
"Ermessen" is commonly confused with "erweisen", "erpressen", "erfassen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ermessen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ermessen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ermessen" come from?
"Ermessen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.