erblassen

[ɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“erblassen” is uncommon German (frequency #99,734 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,734
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - blass, bleich werden (von Personen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-erblassen · erblassen · German

erblassen · rank #99,734 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,734
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erdteilen

Nearest frequency peer: Erdteilen (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „erblassen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „erblassen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erblassen
PropertyValue
Headworderblassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,734
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erblassen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erblassenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erdteilen“ (#99,735), „entthront“ (#99,732), „erfahrenes“ (#99,736). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erblassen“ bei #99,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erblassen is uncommon German at frequency #99,734 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "blass, bleich werden (von Personen)".

erblassen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erblassen, spelled E-R-B-L-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    blass, bleich werden (von Personen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how erblassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bei diesem Wort erblasste Puvogel.
  2. So wurden sie Baumeister, ihre unterirdischen Nester haben Schachtsysteme, die Architekten erblassen lassen.

Synonyms

erbleichen

Antonyms

erröten

This word in other languages

palidecer(Español)blanchir(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erblassen"?
"erblassen" is spelled E-R-B-L-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩].
What does "erblassen" mean?
As a verb, "erblassen" means: blass, bleich werden (von Personen)
How do you pronounce "erblassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erblassen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erblassen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erblassen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Erdteilen#99,735entthront#99,732Ergometer#99,739Endspiels#99,724

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list