ermutigen

[ɛɐ̯ˈmuːtɪɡn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈmuːtɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ermutigen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,114. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,114
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem zureden, etwas zu tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-ermutigen · ermutigen · German

ermutigen · rank #23,114 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,114
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Etablierung

Nearest frequency peer: Etablierung (+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 „ermutigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ermutigen“ 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).

ermutigen vs ermutigt
78% similar
ermutigen vs ermutigte
78% similar
ermutigen vs Ermutigung
70% similar

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

Key facts for ermutigen
PropertyValue
Headwordermutigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈmuːtɪɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,114
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ermutigen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ermutigenliegt 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: „Etablierung“ (#23,115), „erfassten“ (#23,112), „Eulen“ (#23,116). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ermutigen“ bei #23,114. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ermutigen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈmuːtɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,114 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemandem zureden, etwas zu tun".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ermutigen, with forms such as "emrutigen", "ermmutigen", and "ermtuigen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ermutigt", "ermutigte", "Ermutigung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 ermutigen, spelled E-R-M-U-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem zureden, etwas zu tun

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er ermutigt mich zu tun, worauf ich Lust habe.
  2. Der Erfolg ermutigte ihn weiterzumachen.

Synonyms

motivierenanspornenbestärkenzuredenzuratenbeflügelnFuß fassen

Antonyms

entmutigendemotivierenabraten

This word in other languages

encourage(English)animar(Español)encourager(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrutigen
  • ermmutigen
  • ermtuigen
  • ermuitgen
  • ermutgien
  • ermutiegn
  • ermutigenn
  • ermutiggen
  • ermutigne
  • ermuttigen
  • errmutigen
  • erumtigen
  • remutigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ermutigen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emrutigen2ermmutigen1ermtuigen2ermuitgen2ermutgien2ermutiegn2ermutigenn1ermutiggen1
Edit distance from "ermutigen"

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 "ermutigen"?
"ermutigen" is spelled E-R-M-U-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈmuːtɪɡn̩].
What does "ermutigen" mean?
As a verb, "ermutigen" means: jemandem zureden, etwas zu tun
What words are commonly confused with "ermutigen"?
"ermutigen" is commonly confused with "ermutigt", "ermutigte", "Ermutigung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ermutigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ermutigen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈmuːtɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ermutigen" come from?
"ermutigen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erfassten#23,112entfielen#23,109feststeht#23,123Einschlag#23,102

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Eurovision13 variantseinsammeln13 variantsfragment13 variantsGartenbau13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list