ermitteln

/[ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩n]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,877

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

ermitteln is aGermanverb. It means: durch Nachforschung etwas herausfinden Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩n]. It ranks #4,877 in German word frequency. Often confused with ermittelt and ermittelte.

Key facts for ermitteln
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Headwordermitteln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,877
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ermitteln is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,877 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for ermitteln, with forms such as "emritteln", "erimtteln", and "ermiteln". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "ermittelt", "ermittelte", "Ermittlern", 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 ermitteln, spelled E-R-M-I-T-T-E-L-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Nachforschung etwas herausfinden
  2. 2
    etwas errechnen
  3. 3
    in einer Strafsache Untersuchungen durchführen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emritteln,erimtteln,ermiteln,ermitetln,ermittelln,ermittelnn,ermittenl,ermittlen,ermmitteln,ermtiteln,errmitteln,remitteln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ermitteln

Misspelling Variants of "ermitteln"

emritteln9erimtteln9ermiteln8ermitetln9ermittelln10ermittelnn10ermittenl9ermittlen9
Misspelling Variants of "ermitteln"

Frequency rank: #4,877 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ermitteln"?
"ermitteln" is spelled E-R-M-I-T-T-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩n].
What does "ermitteln" mean?
As a verb, "ermitteln" means: durch Nachforschung etwas herausfinden
What words are commonly confused with "ermitteln"?
"ermitteln" is commonly confused with "ermittelt", "ermittelte", "Ermittlern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ermitteln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ermitteln" is [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ermitteln" come from?
"ermitteln" 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.