Erbsenzählerei
[ˌɛʁpsn̩t͡sɛːləˈʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Erbsenzählerei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf größte Genauigkeit und Vollständigkeit bedachtes Verhalten
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Index DE-erbsenzahlerei · Erbsenzählerei · German
Erbsenzählerei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erbsenzählerei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌɛʁpsn̩t͡sɛːləˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erbsenzählerei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erbsenzählerei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌɛʁpsn̩t͡sɛːləˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf größte Genauigkeit und Vollständigkeit bedachtes Verhalten".
Erbsenzählerei has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Erbsenzählerei, spelled E-R-B-S-E-N-Z-Ä-H-L-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1auf größte Genauigkeit und Vollständigkeit bedachtes Verhalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Erbsenzählerei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Krinners Frau berichtet von den Problemen bei der Anmeldung der ausländischen Arbeiter, von amtlicher Unflexibilität bis zur Erbsenzählerei, und von großangelegten Razzien auf den Bauernhöfen mit -zig Zoll- und Polizeibeamten.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.