erlen

[ˈɛʁlən]

/[ˈɛʁlən]/ adj

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The verdict

“erlen” is uncommon German (frequency #59,607 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,607
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Erlenholz bestehend oder gemacht

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlen · erlen · German

erlen · rank #59,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,607
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erkoren

Nearest frequency peer: erkoren (-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 „erlen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erlen
PropertyValue
Headworderlen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛʁlən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erlen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erkoren“ (#59,606), „erneutem“ (#59,608), „Ergotherapie“ (#59,605). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erlen“ bei #59,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erlen is uncommon German at frequency #59,607 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɛʁlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus Erlenholz bestehend oder gemacht".

erlen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erlen, spelled E-R-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Erlenholz bestehend oder gemacht

This word in other languages

aldern(English)

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 "erlen"?
"erlen" is spelled E-R-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁlən].
What does "erlen" mean?
As an adjective, "erlen" means: aus Erlenholz bestehend oder gemacht
How do you pronounce "erlen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erlen" is [ˈɛʁlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erlen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ecker#59,587dolls#59,576croix#59,555fully#59,660

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list