Erdgeschoss
[ˈeːɐ̯tɡəˌʃɔs]
The verdict
“Erdgeschoss” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,755 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,755
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Geschoss, Stockwerk, das sich zu ebener Erde befindet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erdgeschoss |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯tɡəˌʃɔs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #7,755 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erdgeschoss” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Erdgeschoss is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːɐ̯tɡəˌʃɔs]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,755 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Geschoss, Stockwerk, das sich zu ebener Erde befindet".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erdgeschoss, with forms such as "edrgeschoss", "erddgeschoss", and "erdegschoss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Erdgeschoss, spelled E-R-D-G-E-S-C-H-O-S-S.
Definition
- 1Geschoss, Stockwerk, das sich zu ebener Erde befindet
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: edrgeschoss,erddgeschoss,erdegschoss,erdgecshoss,erdgescchoss,erdgeschhoss,erdgeschos,erdgeschoß,erdgeschsos,erdgescohss,erdgeshcoss,erdgesschoss,erdggeschoss,erdgsechoss,ergdeschoss,errdgeschoss,redgeschoss
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erdgeschoss - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Erdgeschoss”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-D-G-E-S-C-H-O-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈeːɐ̯tɡəˌʃɔs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.