erschöpfend

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fn̩t]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fn̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“erschöpfend” is uncommon German (frequency #81,513 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,513
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs erschöpfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erschopfend · erschöpfend · German

erschöpfend · rank #81,513 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,513
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erschöpfen

Nearest frequency peer: erschöpfen (-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 „erschöpfend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erschöpfend
PropertyValue
Headworderschöpfend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fn̩t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,513
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erschöpfend“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erschöpfen“ (#81,512), „ersonnen“ (#81,514), „erschrecke“ (#81,511). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erschöpfend“ bei #81,513. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erschöpfend is uncommon German at frequency #81,513 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs erschöpfen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for erschöpfend in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erschöpfend, spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ö-P-F-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs erschöpfen

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 "erschöpfend"?
"erschöpfend" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-Ö-P-F-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fn̩t].
What does "erschöpfend" mean?
As a verb, "erschöpfend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs erschöpfen
How do you pronounce "erschöpfend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erschöpfend" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erschöpfend" come from?
"erschöpfend" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

erwachsenes#81,516erloschenen#81,507exekutieren#81,520energisches#81,490

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list