strahlen
\ˈʃtʀaːlən\
The verdict
“strahlen” 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) - Irradier, rayonner : émettre un rayonnement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-strahlen · strahlen · French
strahlen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | strahlen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃtʀaːlən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
strahlen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃtʀaːlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
strahlen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is strahlen, spelled S-T-R-A-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Irradier, rayonner : émettre un rayonnement.
- 2Rayonner (de bonheur).
- 3Traiter avec un jet, notamment sabler (cf. note).
- 4Chercher des cristaux / des minéraux : faire l’activité de cristallier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how strahlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In geringem Umfang strahlt die Sonne auch ultraviolettes und infrarotes Licht aus. Am hellsten ist der Stern jedoch im blauen und grünen Bereich des Farbspektrums.
Unter Nikita Chruschtschow präsentiert sich die strahlende Zukunft als vernünftiges, freundliches Ziel, das Sicherheit proklamiert, eine Verbesserung des Lebensstandards und das friedliche Wachstum von fröhlichen sozialistischen Familien,
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.