Erbgang
German, noun/ˈɛrpˌɡaŋ/
Erbgang is spelled E-R-B-G-A-N-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 96,776th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erbgang is a German masculine noun meaning “succession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verlauf der Vererbung eines Merkmals nach genetischen Regeln von der Elterngeneration auf Nachkommen”.
What does Erbgang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesuccession
- 2
masculineinheritance
monogener Erbgang
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verlauf der Vererbung eines Merkmals nach genetischen Regeln von der Elterngeneration auf Nachkommen 2. Übergang des Vermögens eines Verstorbenen auf den oder die Erben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Erbgang
- Erbganges genitive
- Erbgangs genitive
- Erbgänge plural
- Erbgange dative singular
- Erbgängen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erbgang?
- /ˈɛrpˌɡaŋ/
- [ˈɛʁpˌɡaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Erbgang in German?
Erbgang appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).