Erdoberfläche
[ˈeːɐ̯tʔoːbɐˌflɛçə]
The verdict
“Erdoberfläche” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #23,111 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,111
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Oberfläche der Erde, mit verschiedenen Definitionen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erdoberfläche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯tʔoːbɐˌflɛçə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #23,111 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erdoberfläche” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Erdoberfläche is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːɐ̯tʔoːbɐˌflɛçə]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,111 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erdoberfläche, with forms such as "edroberfläche", "erdboerfläche", and "erddoberfläche". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Erdoberfläche, spelled E-R-D-O-B-E-R-F-L-Ä-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1die Oberfläche der Erde, mit verschiedenen Definitionen
- 2(gegenwärtige oder ehemalige) Oberfläche der festen Erde
- 3Oberfläche des Geoids (oder eines daran angenähertes Rotationsellipsoids) auf Meereshöhe
- 4Fläche von der Größe der gesamten Oberfläche der Erde
- 5obere Seite einer Erdschicht
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: edroberfläche,erdboerfläche,erddoberfläche,erdobberfläche,erdobefrläche,erdoberffläche,erdoberflcähe,erdoberflläche,erdoberfläcche,erdoberfläceh,erdoberflächhe,erdoberflähce,erdoberfälche,erdoberlfäche,erdoberrfläche,erdobrefläche,erdoebrfläche,erodberfläche,errdoberfläche,redoberfläche
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erdoberfläche - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Erdoberfläche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-D-O-B-E-R-F-L-Ä-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈeːɐ̯tʔoːbɐˌflɛçə] (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.