erdig
[ˈeːɐ̯dɪç]
The verdict
“erdig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erde^([1, 2, 6]), Erdboden enthaltend, mit Erde bedeckt sein, aus Erde bestehend, in der Art und Weise der Erde, des Erdbodens
Corpus desk
Index DE-erdig · erdig · German
erdig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erdig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯dɪç] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erdig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erdig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯dɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
erdig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erdig, spelled E-R-D-I-G.
Definition
- 1Erde^([1, 2, 6]), Erdboden enthaltend, mit Erde bedeckt sein, aus Erde bestehend, in der Art und Weise der Erde, des Erdbodens
- 2nach Erde, Erdboden schmeckend, riechend, an Erde erinnernd
- 3ursprünglich, unverändert, original, bodenständig, urig, ungekünstelt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erdig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Immer bin ich es, der die erdigen Plastikdosen im geochemischen Labor reinigen muss.
Deine Bio-Küche hat immer einen erdigen Nachgeschmack.
This word in other languages
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.