Erstarrung
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁʊŋ/
Erstarrung is spelled E-R-S-T-A-R-R-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 88,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erstarrung is a German feminine noun meaning “solidification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorgang, bei dem etwas starr wird”.
What does Erstarrung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesolidification
- 2
femininestiffness, rigidity
- 3
femininenumbness, deadness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorgang, bei dem etwas starr wird 2. Zustand, nachdem etwas erstarrt ist
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 Erstarrung
- Erstarrungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erstarrung?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁʊŋ/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erstarrung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erstarrung in German?
Erstarrung appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).