erschreckend
\ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩t\
The verdict
“erschreckend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Effrayant, terrifiant, consternant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erschreckend · erschreckend · French
erschreckend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | erschreckend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩t\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
erschreckend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Effrayant, terrifiant, consternant.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for erschreckend in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is erschreckend, spelled E-R-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Effrayant, terrifiant, consternant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how erschreckend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist erschreckend, wie sehr die systematische Desinformation der chinesischen Regierung bei den Leuten verfängt.
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