ertrug

[ɛɐ̯ˈtʁuːk]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈtʁuːk]/ verb

The verdict

“ertrug” is uncommon German (frequency #57,823 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,823
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ertrug · ertrug · German

ertrug · rank #57,823 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,823
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ersteigert

Nearest frequency peer: ersteigert (-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 „ertrug“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ertrug
PropertyValue
Headwordertrug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈtʁuːk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,823
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ertrug“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ertrugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ersteigert“ (#57,822), „erwache“ (#57,824), „Ersatzteil“ (#57,821). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ertrug“ bei #57,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ertrug is uncommon German at frequency #57,823 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁuːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ertrug in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 ertrug, spelled E-R-T-R-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ertragen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ertragen

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list