erfrechen
[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɛçn̩]
The verdict
“erfrechen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich erdreisten
Corpus desk
Index DE-erfrechen · erfrechen · German
erfrechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | erfrechen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɛçn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erfrechen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erfrechen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich erdreisten".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for erfrechen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is erfrechen, spelled E-R-F-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich erdreisten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how erfrechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie kannst du dich erfrechen, mir Grimassen zu schneiden?
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.