erschwindeln
[ɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndl̩n]
The verdict
“erschwindeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich unter Behauptung falscher Tatsachen (Schwindel, Betrug) etwas aneignen
Corpus desk
Index DE-erschwindeln · erschwindeln · German
erschwindeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | erschwindeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndl̩n] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erschwindeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erschwindeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich unter Behauptung falscher Tatsachen (Schwindel, Betrug) etwas aneignen".
erschwindeln has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erschwindeln, spelled E-R-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1sich unter Behauptung falscher Tatsachen (Schwindel, Betrug) etwas aneignen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erschwindeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Yang: Wer kann sich denn ein Flugticket erschwindeln? Tang: Er muß ja nicht so verrückt sein, vielleicht hat er sich Geld erschwindelt und ist dann aus Spaß geflogen.“
„Daß jemand, der sich Kredit erschwindele, als Betrüger bestraft werden müsse, liege auf der Hand.“
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.