Erstauflage

[ˈeːɐ̯stʔaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə]

/[ˈeːɐ̯stʔaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erstauflage” is uncommon German (frequency #60,539 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,539
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erste Auflage

Corpus desk

Index DE-erstauflage · Erstauflage · German

Erstauflage · rank #60,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,539
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erstarrte

Nearest frequency peer: erstarrte (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Erstauflage”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Erstauflage” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erstauflage
PropertyValue
HeadwordErstauflage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯stʔaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,539
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Erstauflage” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Erstauflageliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „erstarrte“ (#60,538), „Erzbistums“ (#60,540), „erschreckenden“ (#60,537). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erstauflage is uncommon German at frequency #60,539 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯stʔaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erste Auflage".

Zero misspellings are on record for Erstauflage in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Erstauflage, spelled E-R-S-T-A-U-F-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    erste Auflage

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit Rücksicht auf ihre Verfassung hielt man die Veröffentlichung des Romans zurück, bis er endlich, zwei Jahre nach seinem Abschluss, in einer Erstauflage von zweitausend Exemplaren erschien.“
  2. „Ende März waren alle 750 Exemplare der Erstauflage auf normalem Papier verkauft.“

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 "Erstauflage"?
"Erstauflage" is spelled E-R-S-T-A-U-F-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯stʔaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə].
What does "Erstauflage" mean?
As a noun, "Erstauflage" means: erste Auflage
How do you pronounce "Erstauflage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erstauflage" is [ˈeːɐ̯stʔaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erstauflage" come from?
"Erstauflage" 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 "Erstauflage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Erbschaften#60,530Filderstadt#60,561Elsterwerda#60,516Filterblase#60,562

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list