erbleichen
[ɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“erbleichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seine Farbe verlieren, blass werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-erbleichen · erbleichen · German
erbleichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | erbleichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erbleichen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erbleichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for erbleichen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erbleichen, spelled E-R-B-L-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1seine Farbe verlieren, blass werden
- 2sterben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erbleichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er erblich, als er sich ertappt fühlte.
Die Farben des Bezuges erblichen mit der Zeit.
Antonyms
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.