éruption
[e.ʁyp.sjɔ̃]
The verdict
“éruption” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausbruch, Eruption, Hervorbruch
Corpus desk
Index DE-eruption · éruption · German
éruption · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" 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 | éruption |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [e.ʁyp.sjɔ̃] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „éruption“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
éruption is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [e.ʁyp.sjɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausbruch, Eruption, Hervorbruch".
éruption has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is éruption, spelled É-R-U-P-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Ausbruch, Eruption, Hervorbruch
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.