erpressbar

[ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsˌbaːɐ̯]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsˌbaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“erpressbar” is uncommon German (frequency #70,215 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,215
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einer Situation für eine Erpressung befindlich

Key facts for erpressbar
PropertyValue
Headworderpressbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsˌbaːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,215
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erpressbar” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). erpressbar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erpressbar is uncommon German at frequency #70,215 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsˌbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einer Situation für eine Erpressung befindlich".

erpressbar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 erpressbar, spelled E-R-P-R-E-S-S-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einer Situation für eine Erpressung befindlich

Antonyms

integerunbestechlich

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 "erpressbar"?
"erpressbar" is spelled E-R-P-R-E-S-S-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsˌbaːɐ̯].
What does "erpressbar" mean?
As an adjective, "erpressbar" means: in einer Situation für eine Erpressung befindlich
How do you pronounce "erpressbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erpressbar" is [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsˌbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erpressbar" come from?
"erpressbar" 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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Using “erpressbar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-P-R-E-S-S-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsˌbaːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list