erlöschen
\ɛɐ̯ˈlœʃn̩\
The verdict
“erlöschen” 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) - S'éteindre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erloschen · erlöschen · French
erlöschen · 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 | erlöschen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈlœʃn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « erlöschen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
erlöschen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈlœʃn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
erlöschen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is erlöschen, spelled E-R-L-Ö-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1S'éteindre.
- 2Expirer, être invalidé, s'éteindre (parlant de droits, garanties, affiliations, etc.).
- 3Devenir inactif, s'éteindre (parlant de volcans)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how erlöschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese Garantie erlischt, wenn der Kunde das Produkt zerlegt oder modifiziert.
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.