Erdling
[ˈeːɐ̯tlɪŋ]
The verdict
“Erdling” 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) - Bewohner der Erde
Corpus desk
Index DE-erdling · Erdling · German
Erdling · 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 | Erdling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯tlɪŋ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erdling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erdling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯tlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bewohner der Erde".
No misspelling variants are generated for Erdling in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Erdling, spelled E-R-D-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Bewohner der Erde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Erdling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„So nimmt er an, dass ihre Zellen Wasserstoffperoxid enthalten - Erdlinge bleichen sich mit diesem Reinigungszeug die Haare.“
„Es gab Tausende von Sprachen auf Erden, was dem Erdling wie ein hoffnungsloses Babel biblischen Ausmaßes erscheinen musste.“
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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.