Erblindung

[ɛɐ̯ˈblɪndʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈblɪndʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erblindung” is uncommon German (frequency #70,205 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,205
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verlust des Augenlichts

Corpus desk

Index DE-erblindung · Erblindung · German

Erblindung · rank #70,205 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,205
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entwässert

Nearest frequency peer: entwässert (-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 „Erblindung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Erblindung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erblindung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErblindung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈblɪndʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,205
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erblindung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Erblindungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entwässert“ (#70,204), „Erbsünde“ (#70,206), „Ergonomie“ (#70,207). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erblindung“ bei #70,205. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erblindung is uncommon German at frequency #70,205 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈblɪndʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verlust des Augenlichts".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Erblindung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Erblindung, spelled E-R-B-L-I-N-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verlust des Augenlichts

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Erblindung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seit seiner Erblindung ist er auf fremde Hilfe angewiesen.

Synonyms

Erblinden

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 "Erblindung"?
"Erblindung" is spelled E-R-B-L-I-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈblɪndʊŋ].
What does "Erblindung" mean?
As a noun, "Erblindung" means: Verlust des Augenlichts
How do you pronounce "Erblindung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erblindung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈblɪndʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erblindung" come from?
"Erblindung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Erblindung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entwässert#70,204erkundeten#70,209Elisabeths#70,197ernüchtert#70,213

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list