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Erz

German, noun

Erz is spelled E-R-Z (3 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 23,884th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erz is a German neuter noun meaning “ore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, erz is a different word: “singular imperative of erzen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “natürlich vorkommende metallhaltige Mineralien und Mineraliengemische, aus denen durch Verhüttung Metalle…”.

What does Erz mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterore

prefix

as erz-
  1. 1

    arch-, ultra-

verb

as erz
  1. 1

    singular imperative of erzen

  2. 2

    colloquialfirst-person singular present of erzen

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. natürlich vorkommende metallhaltige Mineralien und Mineraliengemische, aus denen durch Verhüttung Metalle gewonnen werden 2. in alten Schriften (zum Beispiel in Mythologien und der Bibel) verwendete Bezeichnung für metallartige Materialien, vermutlich schlecht geläuterte Metallmischungen mit hohem Kupferanteil; Bronze

prefix: 1. für Inhaber eines Erzamtes, im Sinne von Ober- 2. sehr, äußerst 3. durch und durch, vollkommen, vollständig durchdrungen

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 Erz

  • Erzes genitive
  • Erze plural
  • Erzen dative definite plural
  • Erzelein diminutive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to Erz

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Erz in German?

Erz appears 2.0 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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