Erkundung
German, noun[ɛɐ̯ˈkʊnduŋ]
Erkundung is spelled E-R-K-U-N-D-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 25,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erkundung is a German feminine noun meaning “exploration, investigation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Aktion, um sich über etwas Gewissheit/Wissen zu verschaffen”.
What does Erkundung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexploration, investigation
- 2
femininereconnaissance
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aktion, um sich über etwas Gewissheit/Wissen zu verschaffen
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 Erkundung
- Erkundungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erkundung?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈkʊnduŋ]
- [ɛɐ̯ˈkʊndʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erkundung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erkundung in German?
Erkundung appears 1.9 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).