erwarten
\ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtn̩\
The verdict
“erwarten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attendre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erwarten · erwarten · French
erwarten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | erwarten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
erwarten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for erwarten, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is erwarten, spelled E-R-W-A-R-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Attendre.
- 2Attendre de, compter sur, escompter.
- 3Attendre un enfant (à naître).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erwarten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Polizei nahm den offensichtlich betrunkenen Angreifer fest. Nach einer Blutabnahme wurde er wieder entlassen. Ihn erwartet ein Strafverfahren wegen Angriffs und "Widerstandes gegen Personen, die Vollstreckungsbeamten gleichstehen" sowie vorsätzlicher Körperverletzung.
„Als wir nach Deutschland kamen, da haben wir an vieles gedacht und vieles erwartet. Aber nicht, dass ich einmal Oberbürgermeister der fünftgrößten deutschen Stadt – unserer Heimat – werde“, erinnerte sich der (Bürgermeister) in seiner Antrittsrede.
Synonyms
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.