erschöpfen

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“erschöpfen” is uncommon German (frequency #81,512 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,512
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - müde und kraftlos werden, seine Kräfte verlieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-erschopfen · erschöpfen · German

erschöpfen · rank #81,512 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,512
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erschrecke

Nearest frequency peer: erschrecke (-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 „erschöpfen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erschöpfen
PropertyValue
Headworderschöpfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,512
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erschöpfen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erschrecke“ (#81,511), „erschöpfend“ (#81,513), „erschlossene“ (#81,510). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erschöpfen“ bei #81,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erschöpfen is uncommon German at frequency #81,512 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for erschöpfen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is erschöpfen, spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ö-P-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    müde und kraftlos werden, seine Kräfte verlieren
  2. 2
    etwas bis an die Grenzen des Machbaren nutzen, jede Möglichkeit versuchen, jeden Aspekt bedenken
  3. 3
    komplett verbrauchen, bis nichts mehr da ist
  4. 4
    auf einer Vorstufe, einem gewissen Niveau, stehenbleiben und sich nicht darüber hinaus weiterentwickeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how erschöpfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Völlig erschöpft sanken sie auf die Stühle nieder.
  2. Das viele Stehen erschöpft mich zusehends mehr.

This word in other languages

exhaust(English)cansarse(Español)

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 "erschöpfen"?
"erschöpfen" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ö-P-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fn̩].
What does "erschöpfen" mean?
As a verb, "erschöpfen" means: müde und kraftlos werden, seine Kräfte verlieren
How do you pronounce "erschöpfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erschöpfen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erschöpfen" come from?
"erschöpfen" 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 "erschöpfen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erschrecke#81,511Eukalyptus#81,519erdenklich#81,504entwurzelt#81,501

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list