erbeben
[ɛɐ̯ˈbeːbn̩]
The verdict
“erbeben” is uncommon German (frequency #96,925 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,925
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch die Bewegung der Erde in Bewegung versetzt werden, sich bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-erbeben · erbeben · German
erbeben · rank #96,925 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,925
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Erbfolgekrieg
Nearest frequency peer: Erbfolgekrieg (+1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „erbeben“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Entwurfes
Entwurfes
3,081 corpus weight
- entwässern
entwässern
3,080 corpus weight
- epe
epe
3,079 corpus weight
- epileptische
epileptische
3,078 corpus weight
- erbeben
erbeben
3,076 corpus weight
- Erbfolgekri…
Erbfolgekrieg
3,075 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „erbeben“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erbeben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈbeːbn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #96,925 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erbeben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erbeben is uncommon German at frequency #96,925 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈbeːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
erbeben doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erbeben, spelled E-R-B-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch die Bewegung der Erde in Bewegung versetzt werden, sich bewegen
- 2so von einem Gefühl übermannt werden, dass der Körper leicht zittert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erbeben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durch die vorbeifahrenden Panzer erbebten die umliegenden Gebäude und die Fensterscheiben klirrten.
„Während die Männer eilends durch den Wald brachen, entstand ein gewaltiges Getöse ‚ein solches Prasseln und Brausen, daß die Erde erbebte und der Wald zu brüllen schien‘.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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