Erscheinung des Herrn

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nʊŋ dɛs ˈhɛʁn]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nʊŋ dɛs ˈhɛʁn]/ phrase

The verdict

“Erscheinung des Herrn” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Hochfest am 6. Januar (liturgische Bezeichnung), an dem der Anbetung Jesu durch die heiligen drei Könige gedacht wird

Key facts for Erscheinung des Herrn
PropertyValue
HeadwordErscheinung des Herrn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nʊŋ dɛs ˈhɛʁn]
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Erscheinung des Herrn” sits in German frequency

Erscheinung des Herrn falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Erscheinung des Herrn is 21 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nʊŋ dɛs ˈhɛʁn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hochfest am 6. Januar (liturgische Bezeichnung), an dem der Anbetung Jesu durch die heiligen drei Könige gedacht wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Erscheinung des Herrn in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Erscheinung des Herrn, spelled E-R-S-C-H-E-I-N-U-N-G- -D-E-S- -H-E-R-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hochfest am 6. Januar (liturgische Bezeichnung), an dem der Anbetung Jesu durch die heiligen drei Könige gedacht wird

Synonyms

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Erscheinung des Herrn"?
"Erscheinung des Herrn" is spelled E-R-S-C-H-E-I-N-U-N-G- -D-E-S- -H-E-R-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nʊŋ dɛs ˈhɛʁn].
What does "Erscheinung des Herrn" mean?
As a phrase, "Erscheinung des Herrn" means: Hochfest am 6. Januar (liturgische Bezeichnung), an dem der Anbetung Jesu durch die heiligen drei Könige gedacht wird
How do you pronounce "Erscheinung des Herrn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erscheinung des Herrn" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nʊŋ dɛs ˈhɛʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “Erscheinung des Herrn”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-S-C-H-E-I-N-U-N-G- -D-E-S- -H-E-R-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nʊŋ dɛs ˈhɛʁn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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