eruieren

[eʁuˈiːʁən]

/[eʁuˈiːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“eruieren” is uncommon German (frequency #67,182 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,182
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas durch gründliches Nachforschen herausfinden; etwas in Erfahrung bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-eruieren · eruieren · German

eruieren · rank #67,182 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,182
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ersticht

Nearest frequency peer: ersticht (-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 „eruieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eruieren
PropertyValue
Headworderuieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eʁuˈiːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,182
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „eruieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ersticht“ (#67,181), „erweichen“ (#67,183), „erschreckte“ (#67,180). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eruieren“ bei #67,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eruieren is uncommon German at frequency #67,182 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [eʁuˈiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for eruieren, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is eruieren, spelled E-R-U-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas durch gründliches Nachforschen herausfinden; etwas in Erfahrung bringen
  2. 2
    jemanden ausfindig machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how eruieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir konnten den Wohnort des Schuldners eruieren.
  2. Wer zu welchem Zeitpunkt auf welchem Platz gesessen hat, lässt sich heute nicht mehr eruieren.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "eruieren"?
"eruieren" is spelled E-R-U-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [eʁuˈiːʁən].
What does "eruieren" mean?
As a verb, "eruieren" means: etwas durch gründliches Nachforschen herausfinden; etwas in Erfahrung bringen
How do you pronounce "eruieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eruieren" is [eʁuˈiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eruieren" come from?
"eruieren" 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 "eruieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list