erschallen
[ɛɐ̯ˈʃalən]
The verdict
“erschallen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - laut ertönen, laut hörbar werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-erschallen · erschallen · German
erschallen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | erschallen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈʃalən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erschallen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erschallen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃalən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "laut ertönen, laut hörbar werden".
Zero misspellings are on record for erschallen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is erschallen, spelled E-R-S-C-H-A-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1laut ertönen, laut hörbar werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erschallen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dort wurden am Wochenende wieder einmal Migranten misshandelt, acht Inder mussten sich in einer Pizzeria verbarrikadieren, draußen erschollen ausländerfeindliche Parolen.
Von nah, von fern erscholl die harte Stimme des Peinigers, und die Befehle überstürzten einander.
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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.