ergänzen
\ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩\
The verdict
“ergänzen” 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) - Compléter ce qui manque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erganzen · ergänzen · French
ergänzen · 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 | ergänzen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ergänzen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ergänzen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ergänzen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ergänzen, spelled E-R-G-Ä-N-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Compléter ce qui manque.
- 2Ajouter quelque chose en plus.
- 3Se compléter (l'un et l'autre).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ergänzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zur Verbesserung der Verständlichkeit habe ich mehrere Nebensätze ergänzt.
Synonyms
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.