Erhaltung
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈhaltʊŋ/
Erhaltung is spelled E-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 7,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erhaltung is a German feminine noun meaning “maintenance, preservation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sicherung des weiteren Fortbestehens”.
What does Erhaltung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemaintenance, preservation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sicherung des weiteren Fortbestehens 2. Ernährung, Versorgung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Erhaltung
- Erhaltungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erhaltung?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈhaltʊŋ/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erhaltung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erhaltung in German?
Erhaltung appears 10 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).