erstaunlich
\ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯nlɪç\
The verdict
“erstaunlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Étonnant, admirable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erstaunlich · erstaunlich · French
erstaunlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | erstaunlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯nlɪç\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « erstaunlich » en français
Rare enough to double-check
erstaunlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯nlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for erstaunlich, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is erstaunlich, spelled E-R-S-T-A-U-N-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Étonnant, admirable.
- 2Étonnant, bizarre.
- 3Étonnant, très grand, haut, extrème.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erstaunlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe beobachtet, wie meine Katze einen Fuchs aus unserem Garten vertrieben hat. Es ist erstaunlich, wie mutig ein Haustier sein kann.
Auch der Hafen bot denen, die ihn oben von den Boulevards aus betrachteten, einen erstaunlichen Anblick. Die gewohnte Betriebsamkeit, die ihn zu einem der wichtigsten Häfen der Küste machte, war mit einem Schlag erstorben.
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.