Erstürmung

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʏʁmʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʏʁmʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erstürmung” is uncommon German (frequency #52,823 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,823
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Einnehmen eines Ortes nach einem schnellen, massiven Angriff

Corpus desk

Index DE-ersturmung · Erstürmung · German

Erstürmung · rank #52,823 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,823
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ersthelfer

Nearest frequency peer: Ersthelfer (-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 „Erstürmung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erstürmung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErstürmung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʏʁmʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,823
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erstürmung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ersthelfer“ (#52,822), „ertrank“ (#52,824), „Ersparte“ (#52,821). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erstürmung“ bei #52,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erstürmung is uncommon German at frequency #52,823 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʏʁmʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Erstürmung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Erstürmung, spelled E-R-S-T-Ü-R-M-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Einnehmen eines Ortes nach einem schnellen, massiven Angriff
  2. 2
    das (schnelle) Erreichen eines meist schwer zugänglichen Ortes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Erstürmung des Nordpols verschob er auf die Zukunft.“

This word in other languages

storming(English)

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 "Erstürmung"?
"Erstürmung" is spelled E-R-S-T-Ü-R-M-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʏʁmʊŋ].
What does "Erstürmung" mean?
As a noun, "Erstürmung" means: das Einnehmen eines Ortes nach einem schnellen, massiven Angriff
How do you pronounce "Erstürmung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erstürmung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʏʁmʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erstürmung" come from?
"Erstürmung" 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 "Erstürmung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Ersthelfer#52,822erledigten#52,817Fischarten#52,845ekelhafter#52,795

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list