Erdball
[ˈeːɐ̯tˌbal]
The verdict
“Erdball” is an uncommon German word, ranked #50,427 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #50,427
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Planet Erde, wobei seine Kugelform betont wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erdball |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯tˌbal] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #50,427 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erdball” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Erdball is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːɐ̯tˌbal]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,427 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1der Planet Erde, wobei seine Kugelform betont wird
- 2Name 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
- 3Ball, der bei einem Abwurfspiel zuerst den Boden und dann eine Person berührt und somit ungültig ist
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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.
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Using “Erdball”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-D-B-A-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈeːɐ̯tˌbal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.