Which to use
“erbringen” and “erringen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,697
- “erbringen” frequency rank
- #19,203
- “erringen” frequency rank
- 31900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erbringen | erringen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Resultat hervorbringen, ein Ergebnis liefern | etwas erhalten/gewinnen, indem man sich sehr darum bemüht (ringt) und Einsatz zeigt |
Where the eye mixes erbringen and erringen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erbringen runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against erringen's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erbringen and erringen
A purely visual mix-up. erbringen ([ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋən]) and erringen ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erbringen is recorded at frequency rank #12,697, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋən]. erringen is at rank #19,203, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋən].
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 31900, this pair ranks #1,718,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erbringen vs erringen
Shared letters: eginr. Private to "erbringen": b. Private to "erringen": -.
"erbringen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "erringen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erbringen" for "erringen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "erbringen" or "erringen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erbringen" and "erringen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erbringen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erringen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,718,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erbringen" and "erringen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhängen vs erringen". 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 #1,718,766 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.