Ernährer

[ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːʁɐ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ernährer” is uncommon German (frequency #92,856 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,856
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die dafür sorgt, dass für Betroffene genügend Nahrung zur Verfügung steht

Corpus desk

Index DE-ernahrer · Ernährer · German

Ernährer · rank #92,856 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,856
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erschienener

Nearest frequency peer: erschienener (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ernährer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ernährer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ernährer
PropertyValue
HeadwordErnährer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːʁɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,856
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ernährer“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ernährerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erschienener“ (#92,857), „Erwartungshaltungen“ (#92,858), „erkennbares“ (#92,853). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ernährer“ bei #92,856. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ernährer is uncommon German at frequency #92,856 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die dafür sorgt, dass für Betroffene genügend Nahrung zur Verfügung steht".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Ernährer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ernährer, spelled E-R-N-Ä-H-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die dafür sorgt, dass für Betroffene genügend Nahrung zur Verfügung steht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er war in seiner Familie der Ernährer.

This word in other languages

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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 "Ernährer"?
"Ernährer" is spelled E-R-N-Ä-H-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːʁɐ].
What does "Ernährer" mean?
As a noun, "Ernährer" means: Person, die dafür sorgt, dass für Betroffene genügend Nahrung zur Verfügung steht
How do you pronounce "Ernährer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ernährer" is [ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ernährer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list