erzürnen
[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sʏʁnən]
The verdict
“erzürnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandes Zorn erregen
Corpus desk
Index DE-erzurnen · erzürnen · German
erzürnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erzürnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sʏʁnən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erzürnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erzürnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sʏʁnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandes Zorn erregen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for erzürnen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 erzürnen, spelled E-R-Z-Ü-R-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandes Zorn erregen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erzürnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es erzürnt mich, dass nicht in allen Ländern dieser Welt die Menschen gerecht behandelt werden.
Da erzürnte er sie, indem er zu ihr sagte: «Schwester, was ist nur los (wie kommt es bloss), dass du solche Sachen sagst, als ob du nicht meine rechtliche Schwester wärst.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.