Erdloch
[ˈeːɐ̯tˌlɔx]
The verdict
“Erdloch” is an uncommon German word, ranked #92,849 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #92,849
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Loch im Erdboden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erdloch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯tˌlɔx] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #92,849 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erdloch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Erdloch is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːɐ̯tˌlɔx]. Corpus data places it at rank #92,849 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Loch im Erdboden".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Erdloch in our index, 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 explicit etymology string is stored 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 Erdloch, spelled E-R-D-L-O-C-H.
Definition
- 1ein Loch im Erdboden
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.
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Using “Erdloch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-D-L-O-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈeːɐ̯tˌlɔx] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.