Erwerbung

[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁbʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁbʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erwerbung” is uncommon German (frequency #91,550 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,550
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung, etwas zu erwerben, und Ergebnis dieser Handlung

Corpus desk

Index DE-erwerbung · Erwerbung · German

Erwerbung · rank #91,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,550
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ertrinke

Nearest frequency peer: ertrinke (-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 „Erwerbung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erwerbung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErwerbung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁbʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,550
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erwerbung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ertrinke“ (#91,549), „Erzstift“ (#91,551), „Ersti“ (#91,547). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erwerbung“ bei #91,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erwerbung is uncommon German at frequency #91,550 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁbʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handlung, etwas zu erwerben, und Ergebnis dieser Handlung".

Zero misspellings are on record for Erwerbung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Erwerbung, spelled E-R-W-E-R-B-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung, etwas zu erwerben, und Ergebnis dieser Handlung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Geldmangel hielt sie von der Erwerbung ab.“

Synonyms

AcquisitionBeschaffungErwerb

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 "Erwerbung"?
"Erwerbung" is spelled E-R-W-E-R-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁbʊŋ].
What does "Erwerbung" mean?
As a noun, "Erwerbung" means: Handlung, etwas zu erwerben, und Ergebnis dieser Handlung
How do you pronounce "Erwerbung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erwerbung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁbʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erwerbung" come from?
"Erwerbung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eroberern#91,545einnisten#91,513einjährig#91,512efficient#91,506

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list