erring
[ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋ]
The verdict
“erring” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erringen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erring |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erring” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for erring is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erringen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for erring, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erring, spelled E-R-R-I-N-G.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erringen
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “erring”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-R-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋ] (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.