erhängen
\ɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋən\
The verdict
“erhängen” 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) - Pendre, attacher à la potence, pour le mettre à mort, en parlant de quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erhangen · erhängen · French
erhängen · 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 | erhängen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « erhängen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
erhängen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
erhängen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is erhängen, spelled E-R-H-Ä-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Pendre, attacher à la potence, pour le mettre à mort, en parlant de quelqu’un.
- 2Se pendre, se donner la mort, s’étrangler en se suspendant par le cou ; se suicider par pendaison.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how erhängen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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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.