erfolgen
\ɛʁˈfɔl.ɡən\
The verdict
“erfolgen” 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) - Avoir lieu, se produire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erfolgen · erfolgen · French
erfolgen · 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 | erfolgen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛʁˈfɔl.ɡən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « erfolgen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
erfolgen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛʁˈfɔl.ɡən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avoir lieu, se produire.".
erfolgen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is erfolgen, spelled E-R-F-O-L-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Avoir lieu, se produire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erfolgen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Angriff Steiners ist nicht erfolgt.
Eine Übermittlung an Dritte erfolgt ausschließlich in den gesetzlich vorgesehenen Fällen.
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.