erschlaffen
\ɛɐ̯ˈʃlafn̩\
The verdict
“erschlaffen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relâcher, avachir, fatiguer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erschlaffen · erschlaffen · French
erschlaffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | erschlaffen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈʃlafn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « erschlaffen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
erschlaffen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈʃlafn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relâcher, avachir, fatiguer.".
erschlaffen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is erschlaffen, spelled E-R-S-C-H-L-A-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Relâcher, avachir, fatiguer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how erschlaffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Häufiger Reflux allerdings kann ein Anzeichen der Refluxkrankheit sein. Dabei ist meist der untere Speiseröhren-Schließmuskel erschlafft, sodass die Magensäure sehr leicht nach oben steigen kann.
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.