Erdnuss

[ˈeːɐ̯tˌnʊs]

/[ˈeːɐ̯tˌnʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erdnuss” is uncommon German (frequency #57,815 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,815
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nutzpflanze aus der Familie der Hülsenfrüchte

Corpus desk

Index DE-erdnuss · Erdnuss · German

Erdnuss · rank #57,815 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,815
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erbliche

Nearest frequency peer: erbliche (-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 „Erdnuss“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erdnuss
PropertyValue
HeadwordErdnuss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯tˌnʊs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,815
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erdnuss“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Erdnussfällt 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: „erbliche“ (#57,814), „erdrosselt“ (#57,816), „Eph“ (#57,813). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erdnuss“ bei #57,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erdnuss is uncommon German at frequency #57,815 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯tˌnʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Erdnuss in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Erdnuss, spelled E-R-D-N-U-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nutzpflanze aus der Familie der Hülsenfrüchte
  2. 2
    Bezeichnung für die Früchte von ^([1])
  3. 3
    Kartoffel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Erdnüsse wachsen in den Tropen.
  2. Elefanten verspeisen gerne Erdnüsse.

Synonyms

ArachisnussAschantiAschantinussKamerunerKamerunnussKartoffel

This word in other languages

peanut(English)cacahuete(Español)arachide(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 "Erdnuss"?
"Erdnuss" is spelled E-R-D-N-U-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯tˌnʊs].
What does "Erdnuss" mean?
As a noun, "Erdnuss" means: Nutzpflanze aus der Familie der Hülsenfrüchte
How do you pronounce "Erdnuss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erdnuss" is [ˈeːɐ̯tˌnʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erdnuss" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

erwache#57,824Eskorte#57,826Estrich#57,828Eminenz#57,801

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list