ersteigen
German, verb/ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩/
ersteigen is spelled E-R-S-T-E-I-G-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 138,538th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ersteigen is a German verb meaning “to climb, ascend” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas bis oben hin besteigen, bewältigen”.
What does ersteigen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to climb, ascend
die Treppe ersteigen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas bis oben hin besteigen, bewältigen
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 ersteigen
- ersteigt present singular third-person
- erstieg past
- erstiegen participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 1 strong
- ersteigend participle present
- ersteige first-person indicative present
- ersteigst indicative present second-person
- ersteigest second-person singular subjunctive
- ersteiget plural second-person subjunctive
- erstiege first-person formal rare
- erstiegst indicative preterite second-person
- erstiegt indicative plural preterite
- erstiegest formal rare second-person
- erstieget formal plural rare
- ersteig imperative second-person singular
- ersteige! imperative singular
- ersteig! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ersteigen?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ersteigen in German?
ersteigen appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).