Erde
\ˈeːɐ̯.də\
The verdict
“Erde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Terre, dans le sens de la planète du système solaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erde · Erde · French
Erde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Erde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈeːɐ̯.də\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Erde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈeːɐ̯.də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Erde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Erde, spelled E-R-D-E.
Definition
- 1Terre, dans le sens de la planète du système solaire.
- 2Terre ferme, surface de notre planète qui n’est pas recouverte par les mers et les océans.
- 3Terre, sol, terrain.
- 4Terre, terreau.
- 5Prise de terre.
- 6Bas monde, par opposition au Ciel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Erde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ohne Wasser könnte niemand auf der Erde leben.
Bisher sei man davon ausgegangen, dass die klimatischen Bedingungen die Erde erst in einigen Milliarden Jahren für Säugetiere gänzlich unbewohnbar machen würden, sagte Jonathan Buzan von der Universität Bern, einer der Studienautoren.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.