Erbtante
German, noun[ˈɛʁpˌtantə]
Erbtante is spelled E-R-B-T-A-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written German, the 309,493rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erbtante is a German feminine noun meaning “rich aunt (an aunt from whom inheritance is expected)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schwester eines Elternteils, von der man im Falle ihres Ablebens eine Erbschaft erwartet”.
What does Erbtante mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininerich aunt (an aunt from whom inheritance is expected)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schwester eines Elternteils, von der man im Falle ihres Ablebens eine Erbschaft erwartet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Erbtante
- Erbtanten plural
- Erbonkel masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erbtante?
- [ˈɛʁpˌtantə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Erbtante in German?
Erbtante appears about once in every 28 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).