ernstem

[ˈɛʁnstəm]

/[ˈɛʁnstəm]/ adj

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The verdict

“ernstem” is uncommon German (frequency #86,434 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,434
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ernst

Corpus desk

Index DE-ernstem · ernstem · German

ernstem · rank #86,434 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,434
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ernährten

Nearest frequency peer: ernährten (+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 „ernstem“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ernstem
PropertyValue
Headwordernstem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛʁnstəm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,434
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ernstem“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ernährten“ (#86,435), „Erstdruck“ (#86,436), „erhobener“ (#86,431). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ernstem“ bei #86,434. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ernstem is uncommon German at frequency #86,434 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɛʁnstəm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ernstem in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ernstem, spelled E-R-N-S-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ernst
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ernst

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 "ernstem"?
"ernstem" is spelled E-R-N-S-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁnstəm].
What does "ernstem" mean?
As an adjective, "ernstem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ernst
How do you pronounce "ernstem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ernstem" is [ˈɛʁnstəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ernstem" come from?
"ernstem" 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 "ernstem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ertrags#86,439enterbt#86,423fristet#86,485Fritzen#86,486

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list