erlaucht
[ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯xt]
The verdict
“erlaucht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von hohem Stand
Corpus desk
Index DE-erlaucht · erlaucht · German
erlaucht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | erlaucht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯xt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erlaucht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erlaucht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯xt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for erlaucht, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erlaucht, spelled E-R-L-A-U-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1von hohem Stand
- 2von herausragender Art, Bedeutung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erlaucht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ihr kamt, erlauchter Fürst, als Gottes Werkzeug.“
„Die Bauern sind beinahe alle Analphabeten, das sind aber auch viele der großen Fürsten, die sich metallene Petschaften mit ihrer Unterschrift gravieren lassen, sodass sie Dokumente nicht unterzeichnen müssen, sondern nur zu stempeln brauchen und damit verhehlen könnnen, dass sie unfähig sind, ihren eigenen erlauchten Namen zu schreiben.“
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.