erstrebt
German, verb[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁeːpt]
erstrebt is spelled E-R-S-T-R-E-B-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 138,538th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erstrebt is a German verb meaning “past participle of erstreben” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does erstrebt mean in English?
verb
- 1
past participle of erstreben
verb
- 1
second-person plural present
- 2
third-person singular present
- 3
plural imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. etwas zu erreichen gesucht; etwas zu verwirklichen gewollt
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 erstrebt
- erstrebter comparative
- am erstrebtesten superlative
- erstrebte positive nominative strong
- erstrebtes positive nominative strong
- erstrebten positive genitive strong
- erstrebtem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erstrebt?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁeːpt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is erstrebt in German?
erstrebt 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).