Erika
German, noun[ˈeːʁika]
Erika is spelled E-R-I-K-A (5 letters) and appears 7.2 times per million words in written German, the 9,162nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erika is a German feminine noun meaning “heath (genus Erica)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Heidekräuter (Erica) aus der Familie der Heidekrautgewächse”.
What does Erika mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineheath (genus Erica).
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Heidekräuter (Erica) aus der Familie der Heidekrautgewächse
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 Erika
- Eri diminutive
- Eriken nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erika?
- [ˈeːʁika]
- [eˈʁiːka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erika
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erika in German?
Erika appears 7.2 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).