Erholung

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,461

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Erholung is aGermannoun. It means: derjenige Vorgang, bei dem sich ein biologischer Organismus nach einer anstrengenden Tätigkeit, aber auch nach Verletzungen oder Krankheiten durch eine Ruhephase wieder regeneriert und Kräfte sammelt Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋ]. It ranks #7,461 in German word frequency. Often confused with Erlösung and erholen.

Key facts for Erholung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErholung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,461
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Erholung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Erholung is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,461 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Erholung, with forms such as "ehrolung", "erhholung", and "erhloung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Erlösung", "erholen", "Erhöhung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Erholung, spelled E-R-H-O-L-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    derjenige Vorgang, bei dem sich ein biologischer Organismus nach einer anstrengenden Tätigkeit, aber auch nach Verletzungen oder Krankheiten durch eine Ruhephase wieder regeneriert und Kräfte sammelt
  2. 2
    Zurückbewegung auf einen positiven Zustand hin
  3. 3
    Kristallerholung, Bestreben eines kaltverformten Werkstoffs, sich seinem Gleichgewichtszustand anzunähern

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehrolung,erhholung,erhloung,erhollung,erholnug,erholugn,erholungg,erholunng,erhoulng,erohlung,errholung,reholung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Erholung

Misspelling Variants of "Erholung"

ehrolung8erhholung9erhloung8erhollung9erholnug8erholugn8erholungg9erholunng9
Misspelling Variants of "Erholung"

Frequency rank: #7,461 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Erholung"?
"Erholung" is spelled E-R-H-O-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋ].
What does "Erholung" mean?
As a noun, "Erholung" means: derjenige Vorgang, bei dem sich ein biologischer Organismus nach einer anstrengenden Tätigkeit, aber auch nach Verletzungen oder Krankheiten durch eine Ruhephase wieder regeneriert und Kräfte sammelt
What words are commonly confused with "Erholung"?
"Erholung" is commonly confused with "Erlösung", "erholen", "Erhöhung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erholung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erholung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erholung" come from?
"Erholung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.