Erfreunis
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The verdict
“Erfreunis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schönes Erlebnis, an dem man sich erfreut
Corpus desk
Index DE-erfreunis · Erfreunis · German
Erfreunis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erfreunis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erfreunis“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erfreunis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schönes Erlebnis, an dem man sich erfreut".
Erfreunis has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Erfreunis, spelled E-R-F-R-E-U-N-I-S.
Definition
- 1schönes Erlebnis, an dem man sich erfreut
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Erfreunis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wo dieser [der Padischah] ein angenehmes Leben führen kann und sich mit schönen Frauen umgeben, zur Erholung fechten, zur Erfreunis jagen kann und als schlimmstes nur das Lebensende durch gewaltsamen Tod zu gewärtigen hat, muß der Großwesir sich mit dem Volk herumärgern, muß Verordnungen erlassen, hat die Mühe, jene Gehälter in seine eigene Tasche fließe…
„Er [der Liebhaber] möchte sich wieder den anderen Erfreunissen des Lebens zuwenden: aber er findet sie nichtig.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.