Erbschaften

[ˈɛʁpʃaftn̩]

/[ˈɛʁpʃaftn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erbschaften” is uncommon German (frequency #60,530 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,530
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erbschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-erbschaften · Erbschaften · German

Erbschaften · rank #60,530 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,530
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erachtete

Nearest frequency peer: erachtete (-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 „Erbschaften“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erbschaften
PropertyValue
HeadwordErbschaften
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛʁpʃaftn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,530
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erbschaften“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Erbschaftenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erachtete“ (#60,529), „Erfinders“ (#60,531), „erfüllende“ (#60,532). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erbschaften“ bei #60,530. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erbschaften is uncommon German at frequency #60,530 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛʁpʃaftn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Erbschaften in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Erbschaften, spelled E-R-B-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erbschaft
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Erbschaft
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Erbschaft
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Erbschaft

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 "Erbschaften"?
"Erbschaften" is spelled E-R-B-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁpʃaftn̩].
What does "Erbschaften" mean?
As a noun, "Erbschaften" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erbschaft
How do you pronounce "Erbschaften"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erbschaften" is [ˈɛʁpʃaftn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erbschaften" come from?
"Erbschaften" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Erstauflage#60,539Elsterwerda#60,516einzufahren#60,511einbestellt#60,504

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list