Erdung

[ˈeːɐ̯dʊŋ]

/[ˈeːɐ̯dʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erdung” is uncommon German (frequency #75,585 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,585
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Erden; alle Maßnahmen, um eine Verbindung zur Erde herzustellen und damit Potentialunterschiede zu reduzieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-erdung · Erdung · German

Erdung · rank #75,585 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,585
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erblassers

Nearest frequency peer: Erblassers (-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 „Erdung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erdung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErdung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯dʊŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,585
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erdung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erblassers“ (#75,584), „ergötzen“ (#75,587), „episches“ (#75,581). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erdung“ bei #75,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erdung is uncommon German at frequency #75,585 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯dʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Erdung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Erdung, spelled E-R-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Erden; alle Maßnahmen, um eine Verbindung zur Erde herzustellen und damit Potentialunterschiede zu reduzieren
  2. 2
    technische Teile und Anlagen für einen Potentialausgleich
  3. 3
    Zustand, bei dem man unaufgeregt auf dem Boden der Tatsachen steht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Erdung soll einen Potentialausgleich herstellen.
  2. Diese Toaster hat keine Erdung.

This word in other languages

grounding(English)

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 "Erdung"?
"Erdung" is spelled E-R-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯dʊŋ].
What does "Erdung" mean?
As a noun, "Erdung" means: das Erden; alle Maßnahmen, um eine Verbindung zur Erde herzustellen und damit Potentialunterschiede zu reduzieren
How do you pronounce "Erdung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erdung" is [ˈeːɐ̯dʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erdung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list