erzen
[ˈeːɐ̯t͡sn̩]
The verdict
“erzen” is uncommon German (frequency #87,663 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,663
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Erz bestehend (und mit Erz ist hier vorzugsweise Metall gemeint, etwa Bronze)
Corpus desk
Index DE-erzen · erzen · German
erzen · rank #87,663 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,663
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH ertragreich
Nearest frequency peer: ertragreich (-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 „erzen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- ertappen
ertappen
12,341 corpus weight
- ertasten
ertasten
12,340 corpus weight
- ertragreich
ertragreich
12,339 corpus weight
- erzen
erzen
12,338 corpus weight
- Esels
Esels
12,337 corpus weight
- Esplanade
Esplanade
12,336 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „erzen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯t͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #87,663 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erzen is uncommon German at frequency #87,663 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯t͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for erzen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erzen, spelled E-R-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1aus Erz bestehend (und mit Erz ist hier vorzugsweise Metall gemeint, etwa Bronze)
- 2klar, fest
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Kirchturm hängt nun eine erzene Glocke.
Der erzene Klang seiner Stimme verzückte die Massen.
Synonyms
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).