Erstlingswerk

[ˈeːɐ̯stlɪŋsˌvɛʁk]

/[ˈeːɐ̯stlɪŋsˌvɛʁk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erstlingswerk” is uncommon German (frequency #59,613 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,613
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das erste Werk eines Schöpfers

Corpus desk

Index DE-erstlingswerk · Erstlingswerk · German

Erstlingswerk · rank #59,613 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,613
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erstligist

Nearest frequency peer: Erstligist (-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 „Erstlingswerk“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erstlingswerk
PropertyValue
HeadwordErstlingswerk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯stlɪŋsˌvɛʁk]
Letters13
Frequency rank#59,613
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erstlingswerk“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Erstlingswerkfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erstligist“ (#59,612), „ersuchte“ (#59,614), „Ersetzung“ (#59,611). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erstlingswerk“ bei #59,613. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erstlingswerk is uncommon German at frequency #59,613 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯stlɪŋsˌvɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das erste Werk eines Schöpfers".

Erstlingswerk doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Erstlingswerk, spelled E-R-S-T-L-I-N-G-S-W-E-R-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    das erste Werk eines Schöpfers

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Schon in seinem Erstlingswerk »Waverley« versuchte er, das rebellische, wilde Hochland mit dem zivilisierten Süden zu versöhnen.“

Synonyms

DebütErstling

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 "Erstlingswerk"?
"Erstlingswerk" is spelled E-R-S-T-L-I-N-G-S-W-E-R-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯stlɪŋsˌvɛʁk].
What does "Erstlingswerk" mean?
As a noun, "Erstlingswerk" means: das erste Werk eines Schöpfers
How do you pronounce "Erstlingswerk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erstlingswerk" is [ˈeːɐ̯stlɪŋsˌvɛʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erstlingswerk" come from?
"Erstlingswerk" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list