Erhitzung

[ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erhitzung” is uncommon German (frequency #73,445 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,445
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Vorgang, bei dem die Temperatur von etwas gesteigert (erhöht) wird, meist über 80 °C

Corpus desk

Index DE-erhitzung · Erhitzung · German

Erhitzung · rank #73,445 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,445
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erinnerungsst…

Nearest frequency peer: Erinnerungsstücke (+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 „Erhitzung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erhitzung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErhitzung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,445
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erhitzung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erinnerungsstücke“ (#73,446), „Eremiten“ (#73,443), „Erklärungsversuch“ (#73,447). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erhitzung“ bei #73,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erhitzung is uncommon German at frequency #73,445 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Vorgang, bei dem die Temperatur von etwas gesteigert (erhöht) wird, meist über 80 °C".

No misspelling variants are generated for Erhitzung in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Erhitzung, spelled E-R-H-I-T-Z-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Vorgang, bei dem die Temperatur von etwas gesteigert (erhöht) wird, meist über 80 °C

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei Erhitzung dehnen sich die Materialien unterschiedlich aus.
  2. Ziemlich keimfrei bekommen wir daher ein Lebensmittel wie Milch durch Pasteurisierung, eine Erhitzung auf 80 bis 100 Grad für wenige Sekunden.

This word in other languages

heating(English)calentamiento(Español)échauffement(Français)

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 "Erhitzung"?
"Erhitzung" is spelled E-R-H-I-T-Z-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sʊŋ].
What does "Erhitzung" mean?
As a noun, "Erhitzung" means: der Vorgang, bei dem die Temperatur von etwas gesteigert (erhöht) wird, meist über 80 °C
How do you pronounce "Erhitzung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erhitzung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erhitzung" come from?
"Erhitzung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list