Erzherzog
German, noun/ˈeːrt͡sˌhɛrt͡soːk/
Erzherzog is spelled E-R-Z-H-E-R-Z-O-G (9 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written German, the 20,880th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erzherzog is a German masculine noun meaning “archduke (the son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “erblicher Adelstitel, der vom jeweiligen Herrscher in Österreich seit Mitte des 14. Jahrhunderts und von…”.
What does Erzherzog mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinearchduke (the son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. erblicher Adelstitel, der vom jeweiligen Herrscher in Österreich seit Mitte des 14. Jahrhunderts und von allen Prinzen seit dem 15. Jahrhundert bis Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts geführt wurde 2. Person, die [1] als Titel führt
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 Erzherzog
- Erzherzoges genitive
- Erzherzogs genitive
- Erzherzöge plural
- Erzherzoge plural
- Erzherzogin feminine
- Erzherzögen dative definite plural
- Erzherzogen dative definite plural
- Ertzhertzog alternative
- Ertz-Hertzog alternative
- Ehzg. alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erzherzog?
- /ˈeːrt͡sˌhɛrt͡soːk/
- /ˈɛr-/
- [ˈeːɐ̯t͡sˌhɛɐ̯t͡soːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erzherzog
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erzherzog in German?
Erzherzog appears 2.5 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).