Erstligist

[ˈeːɐ̯stliˌɡɪst]

/[ˈeːɐ̯stliˌɡɪst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erstligist” is uncommon German (frequency #59,612 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,612
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der ersten Liga teilnehmende Person oder Verein

Corpus desk

Index DE-erstligist · Erstligist · German

Erstligist · rank #59,612 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,612
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ersetzung

Nearest frequency peer: Ersetzung (-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 „Erstligist“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erstligist
PropertyValue
HeadwordErstligist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯stliˌɡɪst]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,612
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erstligist“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Erstligistfällt 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: „Ersetzung“ (#59,611), „Erstlingswerk“ (#59,613), „erschwingliche“ (#59,610). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erstligist“ bei #59,612. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erstligist is uncommon German at frequency #59,612 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯stliˌɡɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der ersten Liga teilnehmende Person oder Verein".

Erstligist doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Erstligist, spelled E-R-S-T-L-I-G-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der ersten Liga teilnehmende Person oder Verein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Erstligist setzte sich mit fünf zu null gegen den Drittligisten durch.

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 "Erstligist"?
"Erstligist" is spelled E-R-S-T-L-I-G-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯stliˌɡɪst].
What does "Erstligist" mean?
As a noun, "Erstligist" means: in der ersten Liga teilnehmende Person oder Verein
How do you pronounce "Erstligist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erstligist" is [ˈeːɐ̯stliˌɡɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erstligist" come from?
"Erstligist" 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 "Erstligist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Endgeräten#59,598einfordert#59,592Fettgewebe#59,639Fladenbrot#59,644

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list