ermutigen
\ɛɐ̯ˈmuːtɪɡn̩\
The verdict
“ermutigen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Encourager.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ermutigen · ermutigen · French
ermutigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | ermutigen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈmuːtɪɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ermutigen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ermutigen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈmuːtɪɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Encourager.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ermutigen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ermutigen, spelled E-R-M-U-T-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Encourager.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ermutigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der jüngere Bruder, Alexander (von Humboldt), war wortkarg und schwächlich, man mußte ihn zu allem ermutigen, seine Noten waren mittelmäßig. Wenn man ihn sich selbst überließ, strich er durch die Wälder, sammelte Käfer und ordnete sie nach selbsterdachten Systemen.
Habe ich einen Patienten, der körperlich inaktiv ist und sich nur von Fast Food ernährt, ermutige ich ihn, an seinem Lebenswandel zu arbeiten.
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