erglimmen
[ɛɐ̯ˈɡlɪmən]
The verdict
“erglimmen” 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) - als kleiner Lichtfleck sichtbar werden; sich zeigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-erglimmen · erglimmen · German
erglimmen · 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 | erglimmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈɡlɪmən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erglimmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erglimmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈɡlɪmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "als kleiner Lichtfleck sichtbar werden; sich zeigen".
Zero misspellings are on record for erglimmen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is erglimmen, spelled E-R-G-L-I-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1als kleiner Lichtfleck sichtbar werden; sich zeigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erglimmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und der blasse Lichtstreifen erglühte, und die wundervolle Farbenpracht des nahenden Morgens erglomm auf dem östlichen Himmel.“
„Dorians langes Haar verdeckte sein Profil, aber ich könnte wetten, dass in seinen Augen Zorn erglomm.“
Antonyms
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.