erdrücken

[ɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“erdrücken” is uncommon German (frequency #85,188 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,188
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so viel schwere Masse, zum Beispiel Gestein, auf jemanden laden/kommen lassen, dass dieser daran aus Luftmangel stirbt

Corpus desk

Index DE-erdrucken · erdrücken · German

erdrücken · rank #85,188 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,188
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erdgeschosses

Nearest frequency peer: Erdgeschosses (-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 „erdrücken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erdrücken
PropertyValue
Headworderdrücken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,188
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erdrücken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erdrückenfällt 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: „Erdgeschosses“ (#85,187), „Erfolgsgeschichten“ (#85,189), „ergäben“ (#85,190). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erdrücken“ bei #85,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erdrücken is uncommon German at frequency #85,188 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    so viel schwere Masse, zum Beispiel Gestein, auf jemanden laden/kommen lassen, dass dieser daran aus Luftmangel stirbt
  2. 2
    so viel schwere Belastung, zum Beispiel Probleme, Krankheit und materielle Not, haben, dass man daran verzweifelt
  3. 3
    so auffällig und dominant sein, dass anderes daneben kaum wahrgenommen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Simson erdrückt den Löwen oder zerreißt ihn.“
  2. Das verdammte schlechte Gewissen droht dich zu erdrücken.

Antonyms

belebenunterstreichen

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 "erdrücken"?
"erdrücken" is spelled E-R-D-R-Ü-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkn̩].
What does "erdrücken" mean?
As a verb, "erdrücken" means: so viel schwere Masse, zum Beispiel Gestein, auf jemanden laden/kommen lassen, dass dieser daran aus Luftmangel stirbt
How do you pronounce "erdrücken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erdrücken" is [ɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erdrücken" come from?
"erdrücken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entliehen#85,181Enkelsohn#85,179Fabrikate#85,204einfärben#85,157

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list