Erlösung
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈløːzʊŋ/
Erlösung is spelled E-R-L-Ö-S-U-N-G (8 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written German, the 14,041st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erlösung is a German feminine noun meaning “deliverance; liberation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Befreiung von etwas”.
What does Erlösung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedeliverance; liberation
- 2
femininedeliverance; redemption; salvation (liberation from sin, its destructive power and its punishment)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Befreiung von etwas 2. Prozess oder ein Punkt des Heraustretens aus einem Zustand der Unfreiheit, Bedrängung, Entfremdung oder der vererbten Sünde 3. Freikaufen eines Sklaven
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 Erlösung
- Erlösungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erlösung?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈløːzʊŋ/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈløːzʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erlösung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erlösung in German?
Erlösung appears 4.2 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).