errichten
German, verb/ɛˈʁɪçtən/
errichten is spelled E-R-R-I-C-H-T-E-N (9 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Errichten is a German verb meaning “to build, to erect (a building or permanent structure, especially a large or individually significant one)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas aufbauen, bauen”.
What does errichten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to build, to erect (a building or permanent structure, especially a large or individually significant one)
- 2
to erect, to set up (a barricade, bonfire, tent, or similar temporary arrangement; into a usable state)
- 3
to establish, to form (a social order, regime, or similar system)
- 4
to establish, to found (a foundation, an association)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas aufbauen, bauen 2. etwas gründen, eröffnen
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 errichten
- errichtet present singular third-person
- errichtete past
- haben auxiliary
- errichtend participle present
- errichte first-person indicative present
- errichtest indicative present second-person
- errichteten first-person indicative plural
- errichtetest indicative preterite second-person
- errichtetet indicative plural preterite
- erricht imperative second-person singular
- habe errichtet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben errichtet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- errichte! imperative singular
- errichtet! imperative plural
- errichtet haben active infinitive perfect
- errichtet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- errichtet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- errichtet sein statal-passive infinitive present
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce errichten?
- /ɛˈʁɪçtən/
- [ʔɛˈʁɪçtn̩]
- [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to errichten
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is errichten in German?
errichten appears 11 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).