erfassen
\ɛr.fa.sən\
The verdict
“erfassen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saisir, enregistrer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erfassen · erfassen · French
erfassen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | erfassen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛr.fa.sən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « erfassen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
erfassen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛr.fa.sən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for erfassen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is erfassen, spelled E-R-F-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Saisir, enregistrer.
- 2Percuter, happer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erfassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dieses Gerät erfasst die Anzahl der vorbeifahrenden Autos.
Mit wenigen Schritten durchmaß Sophie den kleinen Flur, der Musik nach, betrat das Wohnzimmer. Dort blieb sie wie angewurzelt stehen. Ihren Augen bot sich zu viel auf einmal, als dass sie die Szenerie auf Anhieb hätte erfassen können.
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.