erdrücken
[ɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkn̩]
The verdict
“erdrücken” is an uncommon German word, ranked #85,188 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #85,188
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - so viel schwere Masse, zum Beispiel Gestein, auf jemanden laden/kommen lassen, dass dieser daran aus Luftmangel stirbt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erdrücken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #85,188 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erdrücken” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for erdrücken is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #85,188 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for erdrücken in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 erdrücken, spelled E-R-D-R-Ü-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1so viel schwere Masse, zum Beispiel Gestein, auf jemanden laden/kommen lassen, dass dieser daran aus Luftmangel stirbt
- 2so viel schwere Belastung, zum Beispiel Probleme, Krankheit und materielle Not, haben, dass man daran verzweifelt
- 3so auffällig und dominant sein, dass anderes daneben kaum wahrgenommen wird
Antonyms
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 “erdrücken”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-D-R-Ü-C-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkn̩] (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.