Ermittlerin

[ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtləʁɪn]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtləʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ermittlerin” is uncommon German (frequency #71,292 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,292
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die Ermittlungen und/oder Nachforschungen durchführt

Key facts for Ermittlerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordErmittlerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtləʁɪn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,292
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ermittlerin” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ermittlerin lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ermittlerin is uncommon German at frequency #71,292 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtləʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die Ermittlungen und/oder Nachforschungen durchführt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Ermittlerin in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ermittlerin, spelled E-R-M-I-T-T-L-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die Ermittlungen und/oder Nachforschungen durchführt

This word in other languages

investigator(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ermittlerin"?
"Ermittlerin" is spelled E-R-M-I-T-T-L-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtləʁɪn].
What does "Ermittlerin" mean?
As a noun, "Ermittlerin" means: weibliche Person, die Ermittlungen und/oder Nachforschungen durchführt
How do you pronounce "Ermittlerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ermittlerin" is [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtləʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ermittlerin" come from?
"Ermittlerin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Ermittlerin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-M-I-T-T-L-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtləʁɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list