ertragen
\ɛɐ̯ˈtʀaːɡn̩\
The verdict
“ertragen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Supporter, assumer, endurer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ertragen · ertragen · French
ertragen · 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 | ertragen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈtʀaːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ertragen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈtʀaːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Supporter, assumer, endurer.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ertragen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is ertragen, spelled E-R-T-R-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Supporter, assumer, endurer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ertragen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie wollte ihre Abhängigkeit nicht mehr ertragen.
(Mein Chef) ist respektlos den Mitarbeitern gegenüber, nutzt Meetings, um sich stundenlang bei mir über die Welt zu beschweren… Ich kann es nicht länger ertragen.
Antonyms
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.