erforschen
German, verb[ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁʃn̩]
erforschen is spelled E-R-F-O-R-S-C-H-E-N (10 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erforschen is a German verb meaning “to explore, to investigate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit wissenschaftlichen Methoden genau untersuchen”.
What does erforschen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to explore, to investigate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. mit wissenschaftlichen Methoden genau untersuchen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of erforschen
- erforscht present singular third-person
- erforschte past
- haben auxiliary
- erforschend participle present
- erforsche first-person indicative present
- erforschst indicative present second-person
- erforschest second-person singular subjunctive
- erforschet plural second-person subjunctive
- erforschten first-person indicative plural
- erforschtest indicative preterite second-person
- erforschtet indicative plural preterite
- erforsch imperative second-person singular
- habe erforscht first-person indicative multiword-construction
- erforsche! imperative singular
- erforscht! imperative plural
- erforscht haben active infinitive perfect
- erforscht werden processual-passive infinitive present
- erforscht worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erforschen?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁʃn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to erforschen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is erforschen in German?
erforschen appears 5.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).