erlesene

[ɛɐ̯ˈleːzənə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈleːzənə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erlesene” is uncommon German (frequency #77,922 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,922
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erlesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlesene · erlesene · German

erlesene · rank #77,922 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,922
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erlaubst

Nearest frequency peer: erlaubst (-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 „erlesene“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erlesene
PropertyValue
Headworderlesene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈleːzənə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,922
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erlesene“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erlesenefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erlaubst“ (#77,921), „Erklärungsversuche“ (#77,920), „erlöste“ (#77,924). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erlesene“ bei #77,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erlesene is uncommon German at frequency #77,922 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈleːzənə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

erlesene has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is erlesene, spelled E-R-L-E-S-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erlesen
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erlesen
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erlesen
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erlesen
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erlesen
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erlesen
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erlesen
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erlesen
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erlesen

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 "erlesene"?
"erlesene" is spelled E-R-L-E-S-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈleːzənə].
What does "erlesene" mean?
As an adjective, "erlesene" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erlesen
How do you pronounce "erlesene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erlesene" is [ɛɐ̯ˈleːzənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erlesene" come from?
"erlesene" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erlaubst#77,921erhitzte#77,918Erdwärme#77,913Eppingen#77,911

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list