Erdkern
[ˈeːɐ̯tˌkɛʁn]
The verdict
“Erdkern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - innerster, aus Metallen bestehender Kern der Erde mit einer sehr hohen Dichte
Corpus desk
Index DE-erdkern · Erdkern · German
Erdkern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Erdkern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯tˌkɛʁn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erdkern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erdkern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯tˌkɛʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "innerster, aus Metallen bestehender Kern der Erde mit einer sehr hohen Dichte".
Zero misspellings are on record for Erdkern in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Erdkern, spelled E-R-D-K-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1innerster, aus Metallen bestehender Kern der Erde mit einer sehr hohen Dichte
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Erdkern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Feuer der Vulkane komme keineswegs von tief innen, es werde genährt von brennenden Kohlelagern, der Erdkern sei aus hartem Stein. Diese Lehre nannte sich Neptunismus und wurde von beiden Kirchen und Johann Wolfgang von Goethe verfochten.“
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.