Erholungsurlaub

[ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋsˌʔuːɐ̯laʊ̯p]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋsˌʔuːɐ̯laʊ̯p]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erholungsurlaub” is uncommon German (frequency #96,933 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,933
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gesetzlich oder tariflich festgelegter Urlaub für Arbeitnehmer und Beamte (in Deutschland mindestens 24 Tage)

Corpus desk

Index DE-erholungsurlaub · Erholungsurlaub · German

Erholungsurlaub · rank #96,933 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,933
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erforderliche…

Nearest frequency peer: erforderlichenfalls (-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 „Erholungsurlaub“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erholungsurlaub
PropertyValue
HeadwordErholungsurlaub
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋsˌʔuːɐ̯laʊ̯p]
Letters15
Frequency rank#96,933
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erholungsurlaub“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Erholungsurlaubfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erforderlichenfalls“ (#96,932), „erlebnisreiche“ (#96,934), „Erfindern“ (#96,931). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erholungsurlaub“ bei #96,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erholungsurlaub is uncommon German at frequency #96,933 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋsˌʔuːɐ̯laʊ̯p]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Erholungsurlaub, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Erholungsurlaub, spelled E-R-H-O-L-U-N-G-S-U-R-L-A-U-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    gesetzlich oder tariflich festgelegter Urlaub für Arbeitnehmer und Beamte (in Deutschland mindestens 24 Tage)
  2. 2
    freie Zeit (= Urlaub), die der Regeneration oder Rekonvaleszenz dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Unsere Beschäftigten beantragen Erholungsurlaub online.
  2. Der Vorgesetzte muss den beantragten Erholungsurlaub genehmigen, wenn keine betrieblichen Erfordernisse entgegenstehen.

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 "Erholungsurlaub"?
"Erholungsurlaub" is spelled E-R-H-O-L-U-N-G-S-U-R-L-A-U-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋsˌʔuːɐ̯laʊ̯p].
What does "Erholungsurlaub" mean?
As a noun, "Erholungsurlaub" means: gesetzlich oder tariflich festgelegter Urlaub für Arbeitnehmer und Beamte (in Deutschland mindestens 24 Tage)
How do you pronounce "Erholungsurlaub"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erholungsurlaub" is [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋsˌʔuːɐ̯laʊ̯p]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erholungsurlaub" come from?
"Erholungsurlaub" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list