Erkundigungen

[ˌɛɐ̯ˈkʊndɪɡʊŋən]

/[ˌɛɐ̯ˈkʊndɪɡʊŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erkundigungen” is uncommon German (frequency #87,655 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,655
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erkundigung

Corpus desk

Index DE-erkundigungen · Erkundigungen · German

Erkundigungen · rank #87,655 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,655
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erklomm

Nearest frequency peer: erklomm (-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 „Erkundigungen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erkundigungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordErkundigungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɛɐ̯ˈkʊndɪɡʊŋən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#87,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erkundigungen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erklomm“ (#87,654), „Erholungsort“ (#87,653), „erfrischendes“ (#87,652). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erkundigungen“ bei #87,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erkundigungen is uncommon German at frequency #87,655 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌɛɐ̯ˈkʊndɪɡʊŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Erkundigungen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Erkundigungen, spelled E-R-K-U-N-D-I-G-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erkundigung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Erkundigung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Erkundigung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Erkundigung

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 "Erkundigungen"?
"Erkundigungen" is spelled E-R-K-U-N-D-I-G-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɛɐ̯ˈkʊndɪɡʊŋən].
What does "Erkundigungen" mean?
As a noun, "Erkundigungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erkundigung
How do you pronounce "Erkundigungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erkundigungen" is [ˌɛɐ̯ˈkʊndɪɡʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erkundigungen" come from?
"Erkundigungen" 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 "Erkundigungen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erfrischendes#87,652einwandfreies#87,636Einheitsfront#87,626durchzumachen#87,611

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list