erlaben
[ɛɐ̯ˈlaːbn̩]
The verdict
“erlaben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich mit etwas, an etwas erfrischen
Corpus desk
Index DE-erlaben · erlaben · German
erlaben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | erlaben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈlaːbn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erlaben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erlaben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈlaːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for erlaben in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erlaben, spelled E-R-L-A-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich mit etwas, an etwas erfrischen
- 2gutes Essen und Trinken genießen
- 3etwas genießen, sich daran erfreuen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erlaben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„So erlabt man sich am frischen Quell. Nicht auszumalen, was geschähe, wenn die Quellen versiegten.“
„Wer sich an Speis’ und Trank erlaben soll, muss hungrig und durstig sein.“
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.