erkennbar

\ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯\

/\ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯\/ adj

The verdict

“erkennbar” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Reconnaissable, perceptible.

Corpus desk

Index FR-erkennbar · erkennbar · French

erkennbar · 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.

Key facts for erkennbar
PropertyValue
Headworderkennbar
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « erkennbar » en français

erkennbarreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erkennbar is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reconnaissable, perceptible.".

No misspelling variants are generated for erkennbar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is erkennbar, spelled E-R-K-E-N-N-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reconnaissable, perceptible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how erkennbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mit deutschen Sprachkenntnissen ist die Fälschung trotz echter Personendaten eindeutig erkennbar. Das bestätigt auch Peter van Dyk von der Pressestelle der Stadt Bochum, der der Vorgang bereits bekannt ist, da dort angeblich das Formular gezeichnet und gestempelt wurde.
  2. Im Güterverkehr findet eine erkennbare Verlagerung von der Strasse auf die Schiene statt. Erstmals ist neben dem Transitverkehr auch ein deutliches Wachstum im regionalen Schienengüterverkehr zwischen dem Tessin und der Deutschschweiz festzustellen.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erkennbar"?
"erkennbar" is spelled E-R-K-E-N-N-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯\.
What does "erkennbar" mean?
As an adjective, "erkennbar" means: Reconnaissable, perceptible.
How do you pronounce "erkennbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erkennbar" is \ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erkennbar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list