Erwachsenwerden

[ɛɐ̯ˈvaksn̩ˌveːɐ̯dn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvaksn̩ˌveːɐ̯dn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erwachsenwerden” is uncommon German (frequency #52,825 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,825
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang der Entwicklung zum ausgewachsenen Menschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erwachsenwerden · Erwachsenwerden · German

Erwachsenwerden · rank #52,825 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,825
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ertrank

Nearest frequency peer: ertrank (-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 „Erwachsenwerden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erwachsenwerden
PropertyValue
HeadwordErwachsenwerden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈvaksn̩ˌveːɐ̯dn̩]
Letters15
Frequency rank#52,825
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erwachsenwerden“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Erwachsenwerdenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ertrank“ (#52,824), „essbare“ (#52,826), „Erstürmung“ (#52,823). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erwachsenwerden“ bei #52,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erwachsenwerden is uncommon German at frequency #52,825 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈvaksn̩ˌveːɐ̯dn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorgang der Entwicklung zum ausgewachsenen Menschen".

Erwachsenwerden doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Erwachsenwerden, spelled E-R-W-A-C-H-S-E-N-W-E-R-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang der Entwicklung zum ausgewachsenen Menschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Beim Erwachsenwerden müssen Jugendliche große Herausforderung meistern.“
  2. „Doch mit dem Erwachsenwerden werden die Ängste nicht weniger, im Gegenteil, auch sie wachsen.“

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 "Erwachsenwerden"?
"Erwachsenwerden" is spelled E-R-W-A-C-H-S-E-N-W-E-R-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvaksn̩ˌveːɐ̯dn̩].
What does "Erwachsenwerden" mean?
As a noun, "Erwachsenwerden" means: Vorgang der Entwicklung zum ausgewachsenen Menschen
How do you pronounce "Erwachsenwerden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erwachsenwerden" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvaksn̩ˌveːɐ̯dn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erwachsenwerden" come from?
"Erwachsenwerden" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list