Erbfolgekrieg

[ˈɛʁpfɔlɡəˌkʁiːk]

/[ˈɛʁpfɔlɡəˌkʁiːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erbfolgekrieg” is uncommon German (frequency #96,926 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,926
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bewaffneter Konflikt, der ausbricht, weil es Streitigkeiten über die Thronfolge gibt

Key facts for Erbfolgekrieg
PropertyValue
HeadwordErbfolgekrieg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛʁpfɔlɡəˌkʁiːk]
Letters13
Frequency rank#96,926
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Erbfolgekrieg” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Erbfolgekrieg lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erbfolgekrieg is uncommon German at frequency #96,926 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛʁpfɔlɡəˌkʁiːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bewaffneter Konflikt, der ausbricht, weil es Streitigkeiten über die Thronfolge gibt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Erbfolgekrieg, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Erbfolgekrieg, spelled E-R-B-F-O-L-G-E-K-R-I-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    bewaffneter Konflikt, der ausbricht, weil es Streitigkeiten über die Thronfolge gibt

Synonyms

Sukzessionskrieg

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Erbfolgekrieg"?
"Erbfolgekrieg" is spelled E-R-B-F-O-L-G-E-K-R-I-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁpfɔlɡəˌkʁiːk].
What does "Erbfolgekrieg" mean?
As a noun, "Erbfolgekrieg" means: bewaffneter Konflikt, der ausbricht, weil es Streitigkeiten über die Thronfolge gibt
How do you pronounce "Erbfolgekrieg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erbfolgekrieg" is [ˈɛʁpfɔlɡəˌkʁiːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erbfolgekrieg" come from?
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Using “Erbfolgekrieg”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-B-F-O-L-G-E-K-R-I-E-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɛʁpfɔlɡəˌkʁiːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list