Erdball

[ˈeːɐ̯tˌbal]

/[ˈeːɐ̯tˌbal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erdball” is uncommon German (frequency #50,427 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,427
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Planet Erde, wobei seine Kugelform betont wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-erdball · Erdball · German

Erdball · rank #50,427 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,427
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erforderten

Nearest frequency peer: erforderten (+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 „Erdball“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erdball
PropertyValue
HeadwordErdball
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯tˌbal]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,427
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erdball“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Erdballfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erforderten“ (#50,428), „entweicht“ (#50,425), „erfreuliches“ (#50,429). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erdball“ bei #50,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erdball is uncommon German at frequency #50,427 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯tˌbal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Erdball in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Erdball, spelled E-R-D-B-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Planet Erde, wobei seine Kugelform betont wird
  2. 2
    Name für ein Spielgerät sowie für ein Spiel, bei dem die Spielenden einen aufblasbaren, voluminösen Kunststoffball, der die Erdoberfläche abbildet und den Planeten symbolisiert, miteinander durch das Spielgelände bewegen
  3. 3
    Ball, der bei einem Abwurfspiel zuerst den Boden und dann eine Person berührt und somit ungültig ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tragt über den Erdball, tragt über die Meere / Die Fahne der Arbeitermacht! - (Roter Flottenmarsch)
  2. „Auf dem ganzen Erdball gab es keine abgelegenere europäische Siedlung.“

Synonyms

ErdenrundErdkugelWeltkugelGlobusErde

Antonyms

Scheibenwelt

This word in other languages

earth(English)globo terráqueo(Español)

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 "Erdball"?
"Erdball" is spelled E-R-D-B-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯tˌbal].
What does "Erdball" mean?
As a noun, "Erdball" means: der Planet Erde, wobei seine Kugelform betont wird
How do you pronounce "Erdball"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erdball" is [ˈeːɐ̯tˌbal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erdball" come from?
"Erdball" 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 "Erdball", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ekligen#50,421Fahnder#50,446dosiert#50,392folgern#50,475

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list