Erdloch

[ˈeːɐ̯tˌlɔx]

/[ˈeːɐ̯tˌlɔx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erdloch” is uncommon German (frequency #92,849 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,849
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Loch im Erdboden

Corpus desk

Index DE-erdloch · Erdloch · German

Erdloch · rank #92,849 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,849
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erdrutsche

Nearest frequency peer: Erdrutsche (+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 „Erdloch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erdloch
PropertyValue
HeadwordErdloch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯tˌlɔx]
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,849
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erdloch“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erdrutsche“ (#92,850), „epidemiologische“ (#92,847), „erfüllenden“ (#92,851). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erdloch“ bei #92,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erdloch is uncommon German at frequency #92,849 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯tˌlɔx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    ein Loch im Erdboden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Saddam Hussein versteckte sich in einem Erdloch, nachdem die USA den Irak überfallen und erobert hatten.
  2. Bei einer Steinigung werden die Verurteilten lebendig in ein baumwollenes Leichentuch gewickelt und dann in ein Erdloch eingegraben.

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 "Erdloch"?
"Erdloch" is spelled E-R-D-L-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯tˌlɔx].
What does "Erdloch" mean?
As a noun, "Erdloch" means: ein Loch im Erdboden
How do you pronounce "Erdloch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erdloch" is [ˈeːɐ̯tˌlɔx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erdloch" come from?
"Erdloch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list