erfolgversprechend

[ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩t]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩t]/ adj

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The verdict

“erfolgversprechend” is uncommon German (frequency #58,731 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,731
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (in der Zukunft) einen Erfolg erwarten lassend; etwas in einer Situation/durch eine Handlung/durch eine Idee wahrscheinlich gelingen lassend

Key facts for erfolgversprechend
PropertyValue
Headworderfolgversprechend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩t]
Letters18
Frequency rank#58,731
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erfolgversprechend” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). erfolgversprechend lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erfolgversprechend is uncommon German at frequency #58,731 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(in der Zukunft) einen Erfolg erwarten lassend; etwas in einer Situation/durch eine Handlung/durch eine Idee wahrscheinlich gelingen lassend".

erfolgversprechend doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is erfolgversprechend, spelled E-R-F-O-L-G-V-E-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    (in der Zukunft) einen Erfolg erwarten lassend; etwas in einer Situation/durch eine Handlung/durch eine Idee wahrscheinlich gelingen lassend

This word in other languages

promising(English)

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 "erfolgversprechend"?
"erfolgversprechend" is spelled E-R-F-O-L-G-V-E-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩t].
What does "erfolgversprechend" mean?
As an adjective, "erfolgversprechend" means: (in der Zukunft) einen Erfolg erwarten lassend; etwas in einer Situation/durch eine Handlung/durch eine Idee wahrscheinlich gelingen lassend
How do you pronounce "erfolgversprechend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erfolgversprechend" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erfolgversprechend" come from?
"erfolgversprechend" 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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Using “erfolgversprechend”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-F-O-L-G-V-E-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list