erziehen

/[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,905

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

erziehen is aGermanverb. It means: jemandem Bildung und Wissen beibringen, jemandes Charakter formen (auf ein Ziel hin) Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]. Often confused with erzieht and erzielen.

Key facts for erziehen
PropertyValue
Headworderziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,905
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of erziehen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erziehen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,905 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for erziehen, with forms such as "erizehen", "errziehen", and "erzeihen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "erzieht", "erzielen", "Erzieher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is erziehen, spelled E-R-Z-I-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem Bildung und Wissen beibringen, jemandes Charakter formen (auf ein Ziel hin)
  2. 2
    ein (Haus-)Tier abrichten
  3. 3
    einen gewünschten Wuchs aufzwingen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erizehen,errziehen,erzeihen,erzieehn,erziehenn,erziehhen,erziehne,erziheen,erzziehen,ezriehen,reziehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erziehen

Misspelling Variants of "erziehen"

erizehen8errziehen9erzeihen8erzieehn8erziehenn9erziehhen9erziehne8erziheen8
Misspelling Variants of "erziehen"

Frequency rank: #12,905 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erziehen"?
"erziehen" is spelled E-R-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən].
What does "erziehen" mean?
As a verb, "erziehen" means: jemandem Bildung und Wissen beibringen, jemandes Charakter formen (auf ein Ziel hin)
What words are commonly confused with "erziehen"?
"erziehen" is commonly confused with "erzieht", "erzielen", "Erzieher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erziehen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erziehen" come from?
"erziehen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.