Similar words
verwirren
False-friend warning: German irritieren mostly means "to confuse, to bewilder," not "to irritate, to annoy" like the English word suggests; verwirren is the plain word for "to confuse."
Similar in other languages
French
énerver
Close — irritating relates to annoying, irritating.
Practice
1 What does irritieren mean?
to perform
to embezzle
to irritate
to make a provisional booking
to irritate, to confuse
2 Fill the gap: Sein Verhalten ___ mich.
irritieren
irritiert
irritierte
Full sentence: Sein Verhalten irritiert mich. (His behaviour irritates me.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches irritieren?
V
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Core
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
V
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
V
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Academic
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
irritieren: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.