ersonnen

[ɛɐ̯ˈzɔnən]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈzɔnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“ersonnen” is uncommon German (frequency #81,514 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,514
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ersinnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ersonnen · ersonnen · German

ersonnen · rank #81,514 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,514
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erschöpfend

Nearest frequency peer: erschöpfend (-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 „ersonnen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ersonnen
PropertyValue
Headwordersonnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈzɔnən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,514
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ersonnen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ersonnenfällt 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: „erschöpfend“ (#81,513), „erschöpfen“ (#81,512), „erwachsenes“ (#81,516). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ersonnen“ bei #81,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ersonnen is uncommon German at frequency #81,514 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈzɔnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ersinnen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ersonnen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ersonnen, spelled E-R-S-O-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ersinnen

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 "ersonnen"?
"ersonnen" is spelled E-R-S-O-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈzɔnən].
What does "ersonnen" mean?
As a verb, "ersonnen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ersinnen
How do you pronounce "ersonnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ersonnen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈzɔnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ersonnen" come from?
"ersonnen" 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 "ersonnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

etliches#81,518erholten#81,506fahrbare#81,526Enklaven#81,494

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list