Erprobung
German, noun/ɛʁˈpʁoːbʊŋ/
Erprobung is spelled E-R-P-R-O-B-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written German, the 28,576th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erprobung is a German feminine noun meaning “testing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Test, welcher bestätigen soll, ob etwas tatsächlich so funktioniert, wie es funktionieren soll”.
What does Erprobung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetesting
- 2
femininetest, trial
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Test, welcher bestätigen soll, ob etwas tatsächlich so funktioniert, wie es funktionieren soll 2. Zeitraum, in dem ein Beamter oder ein Richter auf Geeignetheit für einen höherwertigen Dienstposten geprüft wird
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 Erprobung
- Erprobungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erprobung?
- /ɛʁˈpʁoːbʊŋ/
- [ʔɛɐ̯ˈpʁoːbʊŋ]
- [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁoːbʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Erprobung in German?
Erprobung appears 1.6 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).