Which to use
“Eklat” is a noun and “erlag” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,105
- “Eklat” frequency rank
- #22,326
- “erlag” frequency rank
- 45431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Eklat | erlag |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das großes Aufsehen hervorruft und Anstoß erregt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erliegen |
Where the eye mixes Eklat and erlag
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Eklat and erlag follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Eklat and erlag
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Eklat is [eˈkla] while erlag is [ɛɐ̯ˈlaːk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Eklat is recorded at frequency rank #23,105, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈkla]. erlag is at rank #22,326, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈlaːk].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45431, this pair ranks #1,353,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Eklat vs erlag
Shared letters: ael. Private to "Eklat": kt. Private to "erlag": gr.
"Eklat" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "erlag" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Eklat" for "erlag" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Eklat" vs "erlag" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Eklat" and "erlag" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Eklat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erlag" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,353,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Eklat" and "erlag" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erlag vs Erle". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,353,252 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.