Erzgewinnung
[ˈeːɐ̯t͡sɡəˌvɪnʊŋ]
The verdict
“Erzgewinnung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Förderung und Nutzbarmachung von Erz
Corpus desk
Index DE-erzgewinnung · Erzgewinnung · German
Erzgewinnung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erzgewinnung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯t͡sɡəˌvɪnʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erzgewinnung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Erzgewinnung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯t͡sɡəˌvɪnʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Förderung und Nutzbarmachung von Erz".
Erzgewinnung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Erzgewinnung, spelled E-R-Z-G-E-W-I-N-N-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Förderung und Nutzbarmachung von Erz
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Erzgewinnung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Erzgewinnung war eine mühselige Handarbeit: Die Tagesarbeit eines Bergmanns entspricht einem Stollenvortrieb um einen Zentimeter.“
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