Erbsünde
German, noun/ˈɛʁpˌzʏndə/
Erbsünde is spelled E-R-B-S-Ü-N-D-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 70,098th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erbsünde is a German feminine noun meaning “original sin (state of sinfulness in all human beings)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Unheilszustand des Menschen schlechthin, seine Sündhaftigkeit von Geburt an, herbeigeführt durch den…”.
What does Erbsünde mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoriginal sin (state of sinfulness in all human beings)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Unheilszustand des Menschen schlechthin, seine Sündhaftigkeit von Geburt an, herbeigeführt durch den Sündenfall Adams und Evas im Paradies
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Erbsünde?
- /ˈɛʁpˌzʏndə/
- Germany [ɛɐ̯p-]
- /ˈɛʁpˌsʏndɛ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Erbsünde in German?
Erbsünde appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).