Errettung

[ɛɐ̯ˈʁɛtʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʁɛtʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Errettung” is uncommon German (frequency #65,179 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,179
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Befreiung, Rettung (aus einer Notlage, einer gefährlichen Situation)

Corpus desk

Index DE-errettung · Errettung · German

Errettung · rank #65,179 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,179
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erntehelfer

Nearest frequency peer: Erntehelfer (-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 „Errettung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Errettung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErrettung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʁɛtʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Errettung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erntehelfer“ (#65,178), „Erscheinungsdatum“ (#65,180), „ernstlich“ (#65,177). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Errettung“ bei #65,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Errettung is uncommon German at frequency #65,179 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɛtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Befreiung, Rettung (aus einer Notlage, einer gefährlichen Situation)".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Errettung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Errettung, spelled E-R-R-E-T-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Befreiung, Rettung (aus einer Notlage, einer gefährlichen Situation)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „So ist derwegen hoch noth / daß wir elende Würmlein in diesem schmeltz vnd probier Ofen mehr vmb gedult vnnd stillhalten / als vmb errettung bitten.“
  2. „Alle Straßen bis Wien waren mit Fliehenden angefüllt, die sich nicht eher als in der Kaiserstadt von ihrem Schrecken erholten. Maradas selbst, an Prags Errettung verzweifelnd, folgte den übrigen, und führte seine kleine Mannschaft bis Tabor, wo er den Ausgang erwarten wollte.“

This word in other languages

salvation(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 "Errettung"?
"Errettung" is spelled E-R-R-E-T-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɛtʊŋ].
What does "Errettung" mean?
As a noun, "Errettung" means: Befreiung, Rettung (aus einer Notlage, einer gefährlichen Situation)
How do you pronounce "Errettung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Errettung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɛtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Errettung" come from?
"Errettung" 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 "Errettung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

ernstlich#65,177erkundige#65,173fahrbaren#65,189fanatisch#65,192

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list