Erkundung

[ɛɐ̯ˈkʊndʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈkʊndʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erkundung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,532
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aktion, um sich über etwas Gewissheit/Wissen zu verschaffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erkundung · Erkundung · German

Erkundung · rank #25,532 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,532
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ergattern

Nearest frequency peer: ergattern (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Erkundung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Erkundung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Erkundung vs erkunden
67% similar
Erkundung vs Erfindung
78% similar
Erkundung vs Erkennung
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Erkundung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErkundung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈkʊndʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,532
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erkundung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Erkundungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ergattern“ (#25,531), „erlischt“ (#25,533), „Erdreich“ (#25,530). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erkundung“ bei #25,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Erkundung (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈkʊndʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,532 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Aktion, um sich über etwas Gewissheit/Wissen zu verschaffen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erkundung, with forms such as "ekrundung", "erkkundung", and "erknudung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "erkunden", "Erfindung", "Erkennung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Erkundung, spelled E-R-K-U-N-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aktion, um sich über etwas Gewissheit/Wissen zu verschaffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Unser Besuch in Heyerode aber war keine Forschungsreise zur Erkundung von Animositäten, sondern das Resultat des noch immer reibungslos funktionierenden Thüringer Buschfunks.“
  2. „In Deutschland dagegen erlosch eigenartigerweise das brennende Interesse an der Erkundung Zentralasiens nach der Zeit der Berliner Geographen Ritter und Richthofen.“

This word in other languages

exploration(English)exploración(Español)reconnaissance(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ekrundung
  • erkkundung
  • erknudung
  • erkudnung
  • erkunddung
  • erkundnug
  • erkundugn
  • erkundungg
  • erkundunng
  • erkunndung
  • erkunudng
  • errkundung
  • erukndung
  • rekundung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erkundung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ekrundung2erkkundung1erknudung2erkudnung2erkunddung1erkundnug2erkundugn2erkundungg1
Edit distance from "Erkundung"

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 "Erkundung"?
"Erkundung" is spelled E-R-K-U-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈkʊndʊŋ].
What does "Erkundung" mean?
As a noun, "Erkundung" means: Aktion, um sich über etwas Gewissheit/Wissen zu verschaffen
What words are commonly confused with "Erkundung"?
"Erkundung" is commonly confused with "erkunden", "Erfindung", "Erkennung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erkundung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erkundung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈkʊndʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erkundung" come from?
"Erkundung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ergattern#25,531einteilen#25,523different#25,505geblendet#25,561

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

geplanter14 variantsgestohlene14 variantsherrliches14 variantsbestechen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list