erpressen
[ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsn̩]
The verdict
“erpressen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #21,591 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #21,591
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden durch Drohungen oder Gewalt zu etwas zwingen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erpressen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #21,591 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erpressen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for erpressen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,591 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for erpressen, with forms such as "eprressen", "erperssen", and "erppressen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "erpresst", "Erpresser", "Erpressung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 erpressen, spelled E-R-P-R-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden durch Drohungen oder Gewalt zu etwas zwingen
- 2rechtswidrig mit Gewalt oder durch Drohung nötigen und dadurch dem Vermögen des Genötigten oder eines anderen Nachteil zufügen
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprressen,erperssen,erppressen,erpresen,erpresesn,erpressenn,erpressne,erpreßen,erprressen,erprsesen,errpessen,errpressen,repressen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erpressen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “erpressen”
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-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “erpresst” - see the side-by-side comparison. erpressen vs erpresst
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.