erörtern
German, verb/ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtɐn/
erörtern is spelled E-R-Ö-R-T-E-R-N (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,235th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erörtern is a German verb meaning “to discuss (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ausführlich und detailliert über einen bestimmten Sachverhalt sprechen”.
What does erörtern mean in English?
verb
- 1
to discuss (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ausführlich und detailliert über einen bestimmten Sachverhalt sprechen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of erörtern
- erörtert present singular third-person
- erörterte past
- haben auxiliary
- erörternd participle present
- erörtre first-person indicative present
- erörtere first-person indicative present
- erörter first-person indicative present
- erörterst indicative present second-person
- erörterest second-person singular subjunctive
- erörtrest second-person singular subjunctive
- erörteret plural second-person subjunctive
- erörtret plural second-person subjunctive
- erörterten first-person indicative plural
- erörtertest indicative preterite second-person
- erörtertet indicative plural preterite
- erörtere! imperative singular
- erörtert! imperative plural
- erörtert haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erörtern?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtɐn/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to erörtern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is erörtern in German?
erörtern appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).