Erdrutsch

[ˈeːɐ̯tˌʁʊt͡ʃ]

/[ˈeːɐ̯tˌʁʊt͡ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erdrutsch” is uncommon German (frequency #57,817 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,817
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (abruptes) Abgleiten, Herabrutschen von zumeist größeren Erd- und Gesteinsmassen in abfälligem Gelände

Corpus desk

Index DE-erdrutsch · Erdrutsch · German

Erdrutsch · rank #57,817 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,817
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erdrosselt

Nearest frequency peer: erdrosselt (-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 „Erdrutsch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erdrutsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordErdrutsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯tˌʁʊt͡ʃ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,817
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erdrutsch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Erdrutschfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erdrosselt“ (#57,816), „Erdnuss“ (#57,815), „erbliche“ (#57,814). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erdrutsch“ bei #57,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erdrutsch is uncommon German at frequency #57,817 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʁʊt͡ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Erdrutsch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Erdrutsch, spelled E-R-D-R-U-T-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    (abruptes) Abgleiten, Herabrutschen von zumeist größeren Erd- und Gesteinsmassen in abfälligem Gelände
  2. 2
    bei einer Wahl sich ergebende unvorhergesehene, einschneidende Verschiebung von Wählerstimmen von einer Partei zu einer Gegenpartei, was sich zumeist in drastischen Stimmenverlusten bei ersterer und in einem hohen Wahlsieg bei letzterer äußert
  3. 3
    unvorhergesehene Veränderung der (augenblicklichen) Umstände, Verhältnisse, des Status quo in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang, vor allem in der Politik

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Erdrutsch kann durch sehr viel Regen ausgelöst werden.
  2. „Offenbar gibt es von dem vielen Regen immer wieder Erdrutsche.“

This word in other languages

landslide(English)deslave(Español)éboulement(Français)lavagem(Português)

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 "Erdrutsch"?
"Erdrutsch" is spelled E-R-D-R-U-T-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʁʊt͡ʃ].
What does "Erdrutsch" mean?
As a noun, "Erdrutsch" means: (abruptes) Abgleiten, Herabrutschen von zumeist größeren Erd- und Gesteinsmassen in abfälligem Gelände
How do you pronounce "Erdrutsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erdrutsch" is [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʁʊt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erdrutsch" come from?
"Erdrutsch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list