Erstsprache
[ˈeːɐ̯stˌʃpʁaːxə]
The verdict
“Erstsprache” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diejenige Sprache, die ein Kind als erste/wichtigste Sprache erlernt und verwendet, in den meisten Fällen die Muttersprache
Corpus desk
Index DE-erstsprache · Erstsprache · German
Erstsprache · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erstsprache |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯stˌʃpʁaːxə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erstsprache“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erstsprache is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯stˌʃpʁaːxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diejenige Sprache, die ein Kind als erste/wichtigste Sprache erlernt und verwendet, in den meisten Fällen die Muttersprache".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Erstsprache, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Erstsprache, spelled E-R-S-T-S-P-R-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1diejenige Sprache, die ein Kind als erste/wichtigste Sprache erlernt und verwendet, in den meisten Fällen die Muttersprache
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Erstsprache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unsere Erstsprache ist die erste Sprache, die wir im Spracherwerb gelernt haben.
Erstsprache wird in der Spracherwerbsforschung verwendet, um den Gegensatz zur Zweitsprache zu betonen.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.