ersehnt

[ɛɐ̯ˈzeːnt]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈzeːnt]/ verb

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The verdict

“ersehnt” is uncommon German (frequency #76,732 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,732
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ersehnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ersehnt · ersehnt · German

ersehnt · rank #76,732 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,732
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erröten

Nearest frequency peer: erröten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ersehnt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ersehnt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ersehnt
PropertyValue
Headwordersehnt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈzeːnt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,732
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ersehnt“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ersehntfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erröten“ (#76,731), „erstatteten“ (#76,733), „Erstveröffentlichung“ (#76,734). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ersehnt“ bei #76,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ersehnt is uncommon German at frequency #76,732 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈzeːnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ersehnt, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ersehnt, spelled E-R-S-E-H-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ersehnen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ersehnen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ersehnen

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 "ersehnt"?
"ersehnt" is spelled E-R-S-E-H-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈzeːnt].
What does "ersehnt" mean?
As a verb, "ersehnt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ersehnen
How do you pronounce "ersehnt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ersehnt" is [ɛɐ̯ˈzeːnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ersehnt" come from?
"ersehnt" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ersehnt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erröten#76,731factors#76,747Faktors#76,752Einzahl#76,703

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list