ertrinke

[ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɪŋkə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɪŋkə]/ verb

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The verdict

“ertrinke” is uncommon German (frequency #91,549 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,549
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 ertrinken

Corpus desk

Index DE-ertrinke · ertrinke · German

ertrinke · rank #91,549 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,549
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erwerbung

Nearest frequency peer: Erwerbung (+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 „ertrinke“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ertrinke
PropertyValue
Headwordertrinke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɪŋkə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,549
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ertrinke“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ertrinkefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erwerbung“ (#91,550), „Ersti“ (#91,547), „Erzstift“ (#91,551). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ertrinke“ bei #91,549. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ertrinke is uncommon German at frequency #91,549 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɪŋkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ertrinke, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ertrinke, spelled E-R-T-R-I-N-K-E.

Definition

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

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 "ertrinke"?
"ertrinke" is spelled E-R-T-R-I-N-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɪŋkə].
What does "ertrinke" mean?
As a verb, "ertrinke" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ertrinken
How do you pronounce "ertrinke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ertrinke" is [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɪŋkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ertrinke" come from?
"ertrinke" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ertrinke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Erzstift#91,551Estragon#91,554Erdkugel#91,536einhaken#91,511

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list