erleuchte

[ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“erleuchte” is uncommon German (frequency #96,935 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,935
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erleuchten

Corpus desk

Index DE-erleuchte · erleuchte · German

erleuchte · rank #96,935 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,935
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erlebnisreiche

Nearest frequency peer: erlebnisreiche (-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 „erleuchte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erleuchte
PropertyValue
Headworderleuchte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erleuchte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erlebnisreiche“ (#96,934), „ermittelnde“ (#96,936), „Erholungsurlaub“ (#96,933). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erleuchte“ bei #96,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erleuchte is uncommon German at frequency #96,935 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for erleuchte 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is erleuchte, spelled E-R-L-E-U-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erleuchten
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erleuchten
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erleuchten
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erleuchten

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 "erleuchte"?
"erleuchte" is spelled E-R-L-E-U-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtə].
What does "erleuchte" mean?
As a verb, "erleuchte" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erleuchten
How do you pronounce "erleuchte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erleuchte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erleuchte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ernsteren#96,938Erfindern#96,931erwählten#96,944Ettenheim#96,948

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list