erwirtschaften
German, verb[ʔɛʁˈvɪʁtʃaftn̩]
erwirtschaften is spelled E-R-W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-N (14 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written German, the 21,569th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erwirtschaften is a German verb meaning “to earn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Handeln am Markt (Wirtschaften) ein bestimmtes Ergebnis erlangen, erreichen”.
What does erwirtschaften mean in English?
verb
- 1
to earn
- 2
to generate (a profit)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. durch Handeln am Markt (Wirtschaften) ein bestimmtes Ergebnis erlangen, erreichen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of erwirtschaften
- erwirtschaftet present singular third-person
- erwirtschaftete past
- haben auxiliary
- erwirtschaftend participle present
- erwirtschafte first-person indicative present
- erwirtschaftest indicative present second-person
- erwirtschafteten first-person indicative plural
- erwirtschaftetest indicative preterite second-person
- erwirtschaftetet indicative plural preterite
- erwirtschaft imperative second-person singular
- habe erwirtschaftet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben erwirtschaftet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- erwirtschaft! imperative singular
- erwirtschafte! imperative singular
- erwirtschaftet! imperative plural
- erwirtschaftet haben active infinitive perfect
- erwirtschaftet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- erwirtschaftet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erwirtschaften?
- [ʔɛʁˈvɪʁtʃaftn̩]
- [ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁtʃaftn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is erwirtschaften in German?
erwirtschaften appears 2.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).