Erdhügel

[ˈeːɐ̯tˌhyːɡl̩]

/[ˈeːɐ̯tˌhyːɡl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erdhügel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine bis mittelgroße Erhebung, bestehend aus Erdreich

Corpus desk

Index DE-erdhugel · Erdhügel · German

Erdhügel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Erdhügel
PropertyValue
HeadwordErdhügel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯tˌhyːɡl̩]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Erdhügel” sits in German frequency

Erdhügel falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erdhügel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯tˌhyːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine bis mittelgroße Erhebung, bestehend aus Erdreich".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Erdhügel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Erdhügel, spelled E-R-D-H-Ü-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine bis mittelgroße Erhebung, bestehend aus Erdreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wir setzten uns eine Weile auf einen Erdhügel, dann gingen wir weiter über das Feld, und Staszek sagte, daß Frau Zdulko heut eine Hühnersuppe kochen würde und Zbigniew selbstverständlich mitessen müsse.“
  2. „Der Mann stieg ab, gab dem Pferd einen Fußtritt, legte sich auf einen kleinen Erdhügel und sah in die Luft hinauf.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Erdhügel"?
"Erdhügel" is spelled E-R-D-H-Ü-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯tˌhyːɡl̩].
What does "Erdhügel" mean?
As a noun, "Erdhügel" means: kleine bis mittelgroße Erhebung, bestehend aus Erdreich
How do you pronounce "Erdhügel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erdhügel" is [ˈeːɐ̯tˌhyːɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erdhügel" come from?
"Erdhügel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list