# erfunden vs errungen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### erfunden
*verb · IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfʊndn̩] · frequency rank #4,425*
Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erfinden

### errungen
*verb · IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʁʊŋən] · frequency rank #19,559*
Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erringen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/erfunden-vs-errungen