erschlaffen
[ɛɐ̯ˈʃlafn̩]
The verdict
“erschlaffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kraft verlieren, müde werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-erschlaffen · erschlaffen · German
erschlaffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | erschlaffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈʃlafn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erschlaffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erschlaffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃlafn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
erschlaffen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is erschlaffen, spelled E-R-S-C-H-L-A-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1die Kraft verlieren, müde werden
- 2jemandes Kraft abziehen, verringern; jemanden müde machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erschlaffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich sollte häufiger Rad fahren, ich erschlaffe zu schnell.
Der viele Druck auf der Arbeit erschlafft mich.
This word in other languages
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.