erwischen
\ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃn̩\
The verdict
“erwischen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pincer, choper (dans le sens dévoiler, surprendre).
Corpus desk
Index FR-erwischen · erwischen · French
erwischen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | erwischen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
erwischen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
erwischen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is erwischen, spelled E-R-W-I-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Pincer, choper (dans le sens dévoiler, surprendre).
- 2Attraper, empoigner.
- 3Tomber sur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erwischen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Detlef ist sauer auf seinen Sohn, weil er etwas im Kaufhaus klauen wollte und dabei erwischt worden ist.
Die beiden Männer, rot und blau, die wenige Stunden zuvor ohne Ergebnis kontrolliert worden sind, werden am Ende doch noch mit einem Batzen Bargeld und mehreren Handys erwischt. Diesmal können sie die Geräte nicht entsperren. Festnahme.
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.