erblinden

[ɛɐ̯ˈblɪndn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈblɪndn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“erblinden” is uncommon German (frequency #79,118 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,118
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Augenlicht verlieren; blind werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-erblinden · erblinden · German

erblinden · rank #79,118 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,118
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erbfall

Nearest frequency peer: Erbfall (-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 „erblinden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erblinden
PropertyValue
Headworderblinden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈblɪndn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,118
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erblinden“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erblindenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erbfall“ (#79,117), „ergoss“ (#79,119), „Erklärungsnot“ (#79,120). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erblinden“ bei #79,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erblinden is uncommon German at frequency #79,118 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈblɪndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for erblinden, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is erblinden, spelled E-R-B-L-I-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Augenlicht verlieren; blind werden
  2. 2
    matt/glanzlos/undurchsichtig werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Opa ist bereits als Kind erblindet.
  2. Er gab dem erblindeten Bettler an der Straßenecke nichts.

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 "erblinden"?
"erblinden" is spelled E-R-B-L-I-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈblɪndn̩].
What does "erblinden" mean?
As a verb, "erblinden" means: das Augenlicht verlieren; blind werden
How do you pronounce "erblinden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erblinden" is [ɛɐ̯ˈblɪndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erblinden" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

entlohnen#79,114erwartbar#79,122Endrunden#79,112Erzeugern#79,124

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list