Erfrierung
[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁiːʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Erfrierung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch übermäßige Kälte entstandene Gewebeschädigung
Corpus desk
Index DE-erfrierung · Erfrierung · German
Erfrierung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Erfrierung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁiːʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erfrierung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erfrierung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁiːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch übermäßige Kälte entstandene Gewebeschädigung".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Erfrierung, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Erfrierung, spelled E-R-F-R-I-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1durch übermäßige Kälte entstandene Gewebeschädigung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Erfrierung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei der Besteigung des Mount Everest hatte er sich zum Glück keine Erfrierungen zugezogen.
„Im entlegenen Siachen-Gletscher, wo der Grenzverlauf nicht genau festgelegt wurde und daher bis heute umstritten ist, fordern jährlich Erfrierungen und Lawinen Opfer unter den Grenzsoldaten, die dort auf einer Militärbasis stationiert sind.“
This word in other languages
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.