ersaufen
[ɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“ersaufen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,372 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,372
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Wasser untergehen und dadurch zu Tode kommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ersaufen · ersaufen · German
ersaufen · rank #62,372 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,372
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH erregende
Nearest frequency peer: erregende (-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 „ersaufen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- erlasse
erlasse
37,632 corpus weight
- ermüdet
ermüdet
37,631 corpus weight
- erregende
erregende
37,630 corpus weight
- ersaufen
ersaufen
37,629 corpus weight
- Erscheinens
Erscheinens
37,628 corpus weight
- erschrak
erschrak
37,627 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ersaufen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ersaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,372 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ersaufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ersaufen is uncommon German at frequency #62,372 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ersaufen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ersaufen, spelled E-R-S-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1im Wasser untergehen und dadurch zu Tode kommen
- 2in Überfülle erdrückt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ersaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ist volltrunken gesegelt und bei der ersten Bö ersoffen.
Absichtlich anders konjugiert, um Verwechselung mit der gleichlautenden Form des Verbs „ersäufen“ zu verhindern: „Wer auf das Meer / Hinausfliegt und ersauft / Der ist ein verdammter Narr, denn / Auf dem Meer ersauft man“
Synonyms
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.
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