erstrecken
\ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɛkn̩\
The verdict
“erstrecken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S'étendre, dans l'espace.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erstrecken · erstrecken · French
erstrecken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | erstrecken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɛkn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « erstrecken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
erstrecken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɛkn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for erstrecken in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is erstrecken, spelled E-R-S-T-R-E-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1S'étendre, dans l'espace.
- 2S'étendre, dans le temps ; se prolonger, couvrir une durée.
- 3Porter sur, concerner, être relatif à, couvrir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erstrecken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chile erstreckt sich entlang der Anden an der Westküste Südamerikas.
Ungefähr einen Kilometer weit voraus erstreckte sich eine Ebene aus schwarzen, scharfkantigen Felsen; nicht ein Gewächs, nicht mal ein Insekt.
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.