das Licht der Welt erblicken

[das lɪçt deːɐ̯ ˈvɛlt ɛɐ̯ˈblɪkn̩]

/[das lɪçt deːɐ̯ ˈvɛlt ɛɐ̯ˈblɪkn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“das Licht der Welt erblicken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
28
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Welt kommen, geboren werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-das-licht-der-welt-erbli · das Licht der Welt erblicken · German

das Licht der Welt erblicken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 28 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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.

Key facts for das Licht der Welt erblicken
PropertyValue
Headworddas Licht der Welt erblicken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[das lɪçt deːɐ̯ ˈvɛlt ɛɐ̯ˈblɪkn̩]
Letters28
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „das Licht der Welt erblicken“ im Deutschen

das Licht der Welt erblickenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

das Licht der Welt erblicken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [das lɪçt deːɐ̯ ˈvɛlt ɛɐ̯ˈblɪkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur Welt kommen, geboren werden".

das Licht der Welt erblicken doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 das Licht der Welt erblicken, spelled D-A-S- -L-I-C-H-T- -D-E-R- -W-E-L-T- -E-R-B-L-I-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Welt kommen, geboren werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how das Licht der Welt erblicken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Baby erblickte vor wenigen Stunden das Licht der Welt.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "das Licht der Welt erblicken"?
"das Licht der Welt erblicken" is spelled D-A-S- -L-I-C-H-T- -D-E-R- -W-E-L-T- -E-R-B-L-I-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [das lɪçt deːɐ̯ ˈvɛlt ɛɐ̯ˈblɪkn̩].
What does "das Licht der Welt erblicken" mean?
As a phrase, "das Licht der Welt erblicken" means: zur Welt kommen, geboren werden
How do you pronounce "das Licht der Welt erblicken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "das Licht der Welt erblicken" is [das lɪçt deːɐ̯ ˈvɛlt ɛɐ̯ˈblɪkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "das Licht der Welt erblicken" come from?
"das Licht der Welt erblicken" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list