Erdkugel

[ˈeːɐ̯tˌkuːɡl̩]

/[ˈeːɐ̯tˌkuːɡl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erdkugel” is uncommon German (frequency #91,536 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,536
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unser Planet Erde, wobei seine Kugel-Form betont wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-erdkugel · Erdkugel · German

Erdkugel · rank #91,536 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,536
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erbrochenes

Nearest frequency peer: Erbrochenes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Erdkugel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Erdkugel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erdkugel
PropertyValue
HeadwordErdkugel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯tˌkuːɡl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erdkugel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Erdkugelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erbrochenes“ (#91,535), „Erbkrankheit“ (#91,534), „erforderlicher“ (#91,538). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erdkugel“ bei #91,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erdkugel is uncommon German at frequency #91,536 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯tˌkuːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unser Planet Erde, wobei seine Kugel-Form betont wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Erdkugel, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Erdkugel, spelled E-R-D-K-U-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    unser Planet Erde, wobei seine Kugel-Form betont wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Genau genommen gibt es keine Erdkugel, da die Erde nicht genau kugelförmig ist.
  2. „Um die Erdkugel legte sich das erste globale Netz, ein Netz aus den Handelsrouten der christlichen Seefahrt.“

Synonyms

ErdeErdballErdenrundWeltkugelGlobus

This word in other languages

globe(English)globe terrestre(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Erdkugel"?
"Erdkugel" is spelled E-R-D-K-U-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯tˌkuːɡl̩].
What does "Erdkugel" mean?
As a noun, "Erdkugel" means: unser Planet Erde, wobei seine Kugel-Form betont wird
How do you pronounce "Erdkugel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erdkugel" is [ˈeːɐ̯tˌkuːɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erdkugel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Erdkugel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ertrinke#91,549Erzstift#91,551Estragon#91,554einhaken#91,511

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list