Erdreich
[ˈeːɐ̯tˌʁaɪ̯ç]
The verdict
“Erdreich” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,530. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,530
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - obere Bodenschicht aus lockerer (nicht felsiger) Erde
Corpus desk
Index DE-erdreich · Erdreich · German
Erdreich · rank #25,530 · 12 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #25,530
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Erbarmen
Nearest frequency peer: Erbarmen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Erdreich”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- enzyme
enzyme
74,474 corpus weight
- era
era
74,473 corpus weight
- Erbarmen
Erbarmen
74,472 corpus weight
- Erdreich
Erdreich
74,471 corpus weight
- ergattern
ergattern
74,470 corpus weight
- Erkundung
Erkundung
74,469 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Erdreich” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erdreich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʁaɪ̯ç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #25,530 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erdreich” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Erdreich (IPA [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʁaɪ̯ç]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,530 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "obere Bodenschicht aus lockerer (nicht felsiger) Erde".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erdreich, with forms such as "edrreich", "erddreich", and "erderich". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "erreicht", "erreiche", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Erdreich, spelled E-R-D-R-E-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1obere Bodenschicht aus lockerer (nicht felsiger) Erde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Erdreich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit Wärmepumpen kann man aus dem Erdreich Wärme gewinnen.
Gutes Erdreich ist vorteilhaft für Pflanzen.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- edrreich
- erddreich
- erderich
- erdrecih
- erdreicch
- erdreichh
- erdreihc
- erdriech
- erdrreich
- errdeich
- errdreich
- redreich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erdreich - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Erdreich", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Erdreich". Here's where to go from here.
- "Erdreich" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "erreicht". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #25,530 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.