erteile

[ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lə]/ verb

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The verdict

“erteile” is uncommon German (frequency #65,181 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,181
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erteile · erteile · German

erteile · rank #65,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,181
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erscheinungsd…

Nearest frequency peer: Erscheinungsdatum (-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 „erteile“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erteile
PropertyValue
Headworderteile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,181
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erteile“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erteilefällt 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: „Erscheinungsdatum“ (#65,180), „Etablissements“ (#65,182), „Errettung“ (#65,179). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erteile“ bei #65,181. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erteile is uncommon German at frequency #65,181 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for erteile in our index, 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 no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is erteile, spelled E-R-T-E-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erteilen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erteilen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erteilen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erteilen

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 "erteile"?
"erteile" is spelled E-R-T-E-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lə].
What does "erteile" mean?
As a verb, "erteile" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erteilen
How do you pronounce "erteile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erteile" is [ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erteile" come from?
"erteile" 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 "erteile", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fahrweg#65,190Endzone#65,159endless#65,158Filters#65,210

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list