ersteigern

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“ersteigern” is an uncommon German word, ranked #55,292 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#55,292
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - für ein Objekt einen Preis nennen und das Objekt erwerben, weil niemand einen höheren Preis nennt/bietet

Key facts for ersteigern
PropertyValue
Headwordersteigern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,292
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ersteigern” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ersteigern lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ersteigern is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,292 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "für ein Objekt einen Preis nennen und das Objekt erwerben, weil niemand einen höheren Preis nennt/bietet".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ersteigern in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ersteigern, spelled E-R-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    für ein Objekt einen Preis nennen und das Objekt erwerben, weil niemand einen höheren Preis nennt/bietet

Antonyms

gewinnenversteigern

This word in other languages

rematar(Español)arrematar(Português)

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 "ersteigern"?
"ersteigern" is spelled E-R-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn].
What does "ersteigern" mean?
As a verb, "ersteigern" means: für ein Objekt einen Preis nennen und das Objekt erwerben, weil niemand einen höheren Preis nennt/bietet
How do you pronounce "ersteigern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ersteigern" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ersteigern" come from?
"ersteigern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “ersteigern”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list