erblicken
\ɛɐ̯ˈblɪkn̩\
The verdict
“erblicken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Voir, apercevoir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erblicken · erblicken · French
erblicken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | erblicken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈblɪkn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « erblicken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
erblicken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈblɪkn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for erblicken in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 French form is erblicken, spelled E-R-B-L-I-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Voir, apercevoir.
- 2Voir, reconnaître, apercevoir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erblicken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durch das offene Fenster erblickte man wieder die alte Frau, die mit wahrhaft greisenhafter Neugierde zu dem jetzt gegenüberliegenden Fenster getreten war, um auch weiterhin alles zu sehen.
In der Überzeugung, daß er noch zwei Meilen zurückzulegen habe, ritt der Major fort. Nichtsdestoweniger erblickte er bald durch einige Bäume hindurch eine erste Häusergruppe, dann endlich die Dächer des Fleckens, der sich um einen Glockenturm mit kegelförmiger Spitze sammelt (...)
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