erobern
\ɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐn\
The verdict
“erobern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conquérir, acquérir par les armes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erobern · erobern · French
erobern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | erobern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐn\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
erobern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for erobern, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is erobern, spelled E-R-O-B-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Conquérir, acquérir par les armes.
- 2Conquérir, acquérir comme habitat.
- 3Conquérir, gagner par la persuasion, l’exemple, le charme etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erobern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In den Tagen nach dem russischen Überfall auf die Ukraine waren die meisten Beobachter überzeugt, dass Wladimir Putins Armee im Eiltempo das Nachbarland erobern würde, aber dass die westlichen Sanktionen seine Macht erschüttern würden.
Fledertiere haben nicht nur den Luftraum erobert, sondern auch die Dunkelheit. Mit ihrem raffinierten Ultraschall-Echoortungssystem können sie selbst in tiefster Nacht treffsicher jagen.
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.