Ersatzreifen
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈzat͡sˌʁaɪ̯fn̩/
Ersatzreifen is spelled E-R-S-A-T-Z-R-E-I-F-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 214,094th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ersatzreifen is a German masculine noun meaning “spare tyre, spare tire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für einen Notfall (Reifenpanne) vorrätig gehaltener, mitgeführter Fahrzeugreifen”.
What does Ersatzreifen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespare tyre, spare tire
sie setzen ein Ersatzreifen auf das Auto
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. für einen Notfall (Reifenpanne) vorrätig gehaltener, mitgeführter Fahrzeugreifen
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 Ersatzreifen
- Ersatzreifens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ersatzreifen?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈzat͡sˌʁaɪ̯fn̩/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈzat͡sˌʁaɪ̯fn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ersatzreifen in German?
Ersatzreifen appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).