erklimmen
\ɛɐ̯ˈklɪmən\
The verdict
“erklimmen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Grimper, gravir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erklimmen · erklimmen · French
erklimmen · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erklimmen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈklɪmən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
erklimmen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈklɪmən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grimper, gravir.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for erklimmen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is erklimmen, spelled E-R-K-L-I-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Grimper, gravir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erklimmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Stolz erklomm er die Treppen des Weißen Hauses.
Beim Versuch, diesen hohen Gipfel zu erklimmen, sind die Bergsteiger in einen Schneesturm geraten und wären fast erfroren.
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.