Erstsprache
[ˈeːɐ̯stˌʃpʁaːxə]
The verdict
“Erstsprache” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diejenige Sprache, die ein Kind als erste/wichtigste Sprache erlernt und verwendet, in den meisten Fällen die Muttersprache
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erstsprache |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯stˌʃpʁaːxə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erstsprache” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Erstsprache is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːɐ̯stˌʃpʁaːxə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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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.
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Using “Erstsprache”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-S-T-S-P-R-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈeːɐ̯stˌʃpʁaːxə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.