Ermittlung

[ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtlʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtlʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ermittlung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,197. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,197
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aktivität, um noch Unbekanntes festzustellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ermittlung · Ermittlung · German

Ermittlung · rank #8,197 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,197
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entziehen

Nearest frequency peer: entziehen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ermittlung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ermittlung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ermittlung vs Ermittlungen
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ermittlung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErmittlung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtlʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,197
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ermittlung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ermittlungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entziehen“ (#8,196), „Erneuerung“ (#8,198), „Einzelheiten“ (#8,195). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ermittlung“ bei #8,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Ermittlung (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtlʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,197 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ermittlung, with forms such as "emrittlung", "erimttlung", and "ermitltung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Ermittlungen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ermittlung, spelled E-R-M-I-T-T-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aktivität, um noch Unbekanntes festzustellen
  2. 2
    Aktivität einer amtlichen Institution (Polizei, Zoll, …), um einen zweifelhaften Sachverhalt aufzuklären

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ermittlung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Mathematiklehrer stellte eine Textaufgabe. Für die Ermittlung des Ergebnisses durften die Schüler ihren Taschenrechner benutzen.
  2. Weil die Ermittlung des Einkommens falsch war, habe ich gegen meinen Steuerbescheid Einspruch eingelegt.

This word in other languages

determining(English)investigación(Español)clarification(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrittlung
  • erimttlung
  • ermitltung
  • ermitlung
  • ermittllung
  • ermittlnug
  • ermittlugn
  • ermittlungg
  • ermittlunng
  • ermittulng
  • ermmittlung
  • ermtitlung
  • errmittlung
  • remittlung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ermittlung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emrittlung2erimttlung2ermitltung2ermitlung1ermittllung1ermittlnug2ermittlugn2ermittlungg1
Edit distance from "Ermittlung"

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 "Ermittlung"?
"Ermittlung" is spelled E-R-M-I-T-T-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtlʊŋ].
What does "Ermittlung" mean?
As a noun, "Ermittlung" means: Aktivität, um noch Unbekanntes festzustellen
What words are commonly confused with "Ermittlung"?
"Ermittlung" is commonly confused with "Ermittlungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ermittlung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ermittlung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ermittlung" come from?
"Ermittlung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ermittlung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Erneuerung#8,198eingestuft#8,193bewältigen#8,182bestimmtes#8,180

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

erwähnten14 variantsBesatzung14 variantsjeglicher14 variantswachsende14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list