erschlichen

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪçn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“erschlichen” is uncommon German (frequency #71,296 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,296
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erschleichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erschlichen · erschlichen · German

erschlichen · rank #71,296 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,296
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erodiert

Nearest frequency peer: erodiert (-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 „erschlichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erschlichen
PropertyValue
Headworderschlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪçn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,296
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erschlichen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erschlichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erodiert“ (#71,295), „erschütterten“ (#71,297), „erniedrigend“ (#71,294). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erschlichen“ bei #71,296. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erschlichen is uncommon German at frequency #71,296 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for erschlichen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erschlichen, spelled E-R-S-C-H-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erschleichen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erschleichen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erschleichen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erschleichen

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 "erschlichen"?
"erschlichen" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪçn̩].
What does "erschlichen" mean?
As a verb, "erschlichen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erschleichen
How do you pronounce "erschlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erschlichen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erschlichen" come from?
"erschlichen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ermittlerin#71,292erfolgloser#71,288entfesselte#71,282Fahrschulen#71,313

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list