Erntedank

[ˈɛʁntəˌdaŋk]

/[ˈɛʁntəˌdaŋk]/ noun

The verdict

“Erntedank” is uncommon German (frequency #53,657 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,657
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fest nach Einfuhr der Ernte zum Dank an Gott

Corpus desk

Index DE-erntedank · Erntedank · German

Erntedank · rank #53,657 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,657
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erkämpften

Nearest frequency peer: erkämpften (-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 „Erntedank“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erntedank
PropertyValue
HeadwordErntedank
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛʁntəˌdaŋk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,657
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erntedank“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Erntedankfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erkämpften“ (#53,656), „Ersatzteilen“ (#53,658), „erblichen“ (#53,655). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erntedank“ bei #53,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erntedank is uncommon German at frequency #53,657 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛʁntəˌdaŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fest nach Einfuhr der Ernte zum Dank an Gott".

Zero misspellings are on record for Erntedank in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Erntedank, spelled E-R-N-T-E-D-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fest nach Einfuhr der Ernte zum Dank an Gott

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ganz im Zeichen von Erntedank stehen die Gottesdienste in evangelischen Kirchen am morgigen Sonntag.
  2. Dieses Jahr findet Erntedank am 3. Oktober 2021 statt.

Synonyms

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 "Erntedank"?
"Erntedank" is spelled E-R-N-T-E-D-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁntəˌdaŋk].
What does "Erntedank" mean?
As a noun, "Erntedank" means: Fest nach Einfuhr der Ernte zum Dank an Gott
How do you pronounce "Erntedank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erntedank" is [ˈɛʁntəˌdaŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erntedank" come from?
"Erntedank" 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 "Erntedank", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list