Erbstück

[ˈɛʁpˌʃtʏk]

/[ˈɛʁpˌʃtʏk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erbstück” is uncommon German (frequency #94,207 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,207
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegenstand, der von jemandem vererbt wurde

Corpus desk

Index DE-erbstuck · Erbstück · German

Erbstück · rank #94,207 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,207
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erbricht

Nearest frequency peer: erbricht (-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 „Erbstück“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erbstück
PropertyValue
HeadwordErbstück
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛʁpˌʃtʏk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,207
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erbstück“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erbricht“ (#94,206), „Erdumlaufbahn“ (#94,209), „entsinnen“ (#94,203). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erbstück“ bei #94,207. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erbstück is uncommon German at frequency #94,207 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛʁpˌʃtʏk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gegenstand, der von jemandem vererbt wurde".

No misspelling variants are generated for Erbstück 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Erbstück, spelled E-R-B-S-T-Ü-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gegenstand, der von jemandem vererbt wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser Tisch ist ein besonders schönes Erbstück.
  2. „Außer einem verlegenen Lächeln zeigte er keinerlei Wirkung angesichts der kostbaren Erbstücke.“

This word in other languages

heirloom(English)héritage(Français)

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 "Erbstück"?
"Erbstück" is spelled E-R-B-S-T-Ü-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁpˌʃtʏk].
What does "Erbstück" mean?
As a noun, "Erbstück" means: Gegenstand, der von jemandem vererbt wurde
How do you pronounce "Erbstück"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erbstück" is [ˈɛʁpˌʃtʏk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erbstück" come from?
"Erbstück" 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 "Erbstück", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erbricht#94,206ermittle#94,221ernteten#94,223Fallzahl#94,241

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list