erstürmen

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʏʁmən]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʏʁmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“erstürmen” is uncommon German (frequency #94,226 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,226
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einem geplanten Angriff (Sturm) vorgehen und einen Ort einnehmen

Key facts for erstürmen
PropertyValue
Headworderstürmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʏʁmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#94,226
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erstürmen” 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). erstürmen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

erstürmen is uncommon German at frequency #94,226 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʏʁmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

erstürmen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is erstürmen, spelled E-R-S-T-Ü-R-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem geplanten Angriff (Sturm) vorgehen und einen Ort einnehmen
  2. 2
    in kurzer Zeit, unvorhergesehen und ungestüm, einen positiven Eindruck machen und Erfolg haben, indem man einen Platz in Besitz nimmt
  3. 3
    über die Maßen schnell ersteigen, zum Beispiel einen Gipfel

Antonyms

zurückziehenverlierenzurückfallen

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 "erstürmen"?
"erstürmen" is spelled E-R-S-T-Ü-R-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʏʁmən].
What does "erstürmen" mean?
As a verb, "erstürmen" means: in einem geplanten Angriff (Sturm) vorgehen und einen Ort einnehmen
How do you pronounce "erstürmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erstürmen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʏʁmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erstürmen" come from?
"erstürmen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “erstürmen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-S-T-Ü-R-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʏʁmən] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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