Erwerbsquelle
German, noun[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌkvɛlə]
Erwerbsquelle is spelled E-R-W-E-R-B-S-Q-U-E-L-L-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 184,742nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erwerbsquelle is a German feminine noun meaning “source of income, means of living, means of livelihood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gut oder Aktivität/Unterlassung, wofür man eine Bezahlung (Gehalt, Lohn, Preis …) erhält”.
What does Erwerbsquelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesource of income, means of living, means of livelihood
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gut oder Aktivität/Unterlassung, wofür man eine Bezahlung (Gehalt, Lohn, Preis …) erhält
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Erwerbsquelle
- Erwerbsquellen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erwerbsquelle?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌkvɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erwerbsquelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erwerbsquelle in German?
Erwerbsquelle appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).