löschen
\ˈlœ.ʃən\
The verdict
“löschen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Éteindre (le feu).
Corpus desk
Index FR-loschen · löschen · French
löschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | löschen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈlœ.ʃən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « löschen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
löschen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈlœ.ʃən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for löschen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is löschen, spelled L-Ö-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Éteindre (le feu).
- 2Éteindre (une lampe).
- 3Supprimer, effacer.
- 4Ajouter du liquide à.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how löschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Feuer kann man mit Wasser löschen.
Die Feuerwehrleute öffneten mit Spezialwerkzeug ohne Gewalt die Türe und stellten einen Schwelbrand mit Rauch fest. Die beiden mit Atemschutzmasken ausgestatteten Retter löschten den Brand in der Küche, den wohl im Ofen vergessene Toastscheiben ausgelöst hatten.
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.