Erstarrung

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erstarrung” is uncommon German (frequency #88,886 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,886
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, bei dem etwas starr wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-erstarrung · Erstarrung · German

Erstarrung · rank #88,886 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,886
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erstach

Nearest frequency peer: erstach (-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 „Erstarrung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erstarrung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErstarrung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,886
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erstarrung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erstach“ (#88,885), „Erstaufnahmeeinrichtung“ (#88,887), „errungene“ (#88,884). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erstarrung“ bei #88,886. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erstarrung is uncommon German at frequency #88,886 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Erstarrung, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Erstarrung, spelled E-R-S-T-A-R-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang, bei dem etwas starr wird
  2. 2
    Zustand, nachdem etwas erstarrt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mittels spezieller Betonzusatzmittel kann bei Bedarf die Erstarrung beschleunigt oder verzögert werden.“
  2. Nur langsam löste sich Karl aus seiner Erstarrung.

Synonyms

StarrwerdenStarrheitRegungslosigkeit

This word in other languages

stiffness(English)solidification(Français)

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 "Erstarrung"?
"Erstarrung" is spelled E-R-S-T-A-R-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁʊŋ].
What does "Erstarrung" mean?
As a noun, "Erstarrung" means: Vorgang, bei dem etwas starr wird
How do you pronounce "Erstarrung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erstarrung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erstarrung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Erstarrung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erloschene#88,879exquisiten#88,899erachteten#88,867entzaubert#88,865

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list