Erhaltungszustand

[ɛɐ̯ˈhaltʊŋsˌt͡suːʃtant]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhaltʊŋsˌt͡suːʃtant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erhaltungszustand” is uncommon German (frequency #66,179 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,179
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gegenwärtiger (qualitativer) Zustand einer Sache

Key facts for Erhaltungszustand
PropertyValue
HeadwordErhaltungszustand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈhaltʊŋsˌt͡suːʃtant]
Letters17
Frequency rank#66,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Erhaltungszustand” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Erhaltungszustand lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erhaltungszustand is uncommon German at frequency #66,179 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltʊŋsˌt͡suːʃtant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Erhaltungszustand doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Erhaltungszustand, spelled E-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G-S-Z-U-S-T-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    gegenwärtiger (qualitativer) Zustand einer Sache
  2. 2
    Ausmaß der Gefährdung von bestimmten Arten und Lebensräumen

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 "Erhaltungszustand"?
"Erhaltungszustand" is spelled E-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G-S-Z-U-S-T-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltʊŋsˌt͡suːʃtant].
What does "Erhaltungszustand" mean?
As a noun, "Erhaltungszustand" means: gegenwärtiger (qualitativer) Zustand einer Sache
How do you pronounce "Erhaltungszustand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erhaltungszustand" is [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltʊŋsˌt͡suːʃtant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erhaltungszustand" come from?
"Erhaltungszustand" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Erhaltungszustand”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G-S-Z-U-S-T-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltʊŋsˌt͡suːʃtant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list