erlesen

[ɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“erlesen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,878 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,878
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ausgesucht, besonders ausgewählt, von hoher Qualität

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlesen · erlesen · German

erlesen · rank #88,878 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,878
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erloschene

Nearest frequency peer: erloschene (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „erlesen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „erlesen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erlesen
PropertyValue
Headworderlesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#88,878
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erlesen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erlesenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erloschene“ (#88,879), „erni“ (#88,880), „ernstgemeint“ (#88,881). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erlesen“ bei #88,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erlesen is uncommon German at frequency #88,878 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ausgesucht, besonders ausgewählt, von hoher Qualität".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for erlesen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is erlesen, spelled E-R-L-E-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ausgesucht, besonders ausgewählt, von hoher Qualität

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how erlesen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hier sehen Sie eine Auswahl der erlesensten Weine dieser Gegend.
  2. „George hätte nie ein so properes Restaurant mit einer erlesenen christlichen Kundschaft auf die Beine stellen können.“

Synonyms

auserlesenexquisit

Antonyms

durchschnittlichnormalminderwertig

This word in other languages

select(English)selecto(Español)choisi(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erlesen"?
"erlesen" is spelled E-R-L-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩].
What does "erlesen" mean?
As an adjective, "erlesen" means: ausgesucht, besonders ausgewählt, von hoher Qualität
How do you pronounce "erlesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erlesen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erlesen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erlesen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erstach#88,885Erbteil#88,869Entlein#88,862fatigue#88,912

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list