Ersitzung
[ɛɐ̯ˈzɪt͡sʊŋ]
The verdict
“Ersitzung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erwerb des Eigentums an einer Sache durch Zeitablauf
Corpus desk
Index DE-ersitzung · Ersitzung · German
Ersitzung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ersitzung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈzɪt͡sʊŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ersitzung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ersitzung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈzɪt͡sʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Ersitzung has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ersitzung, spelled E-R-S-I-T-Z-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Erwerb des Eigentums an einer Sache durch Zeitablauf
- 2der Erwerb des Eigentums an einer beweglichen Sache durch Zeitablauf (§ 937 ff. BGB)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ersitzung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Zweck der Ersitzung liegt in der Befriedung, Beruhigung und Vereinfachung unklarer Rechtsbeziehungen.“
„Wirkung der Ersitzung ist der Erwerb des Eigentums (§ 937 Abs. 1), und zwar des lastenfreien Eigentums, sofern die Redlichkeit sich auch auf das Fehlen des beschränkten dinglichen Rechts bezog (§ 945).“
Synonyms
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.