Which to use
“ergangen” and “ergänzen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,698
- “ergangen” frequency rank
- #7,312
- “ergänzen” frequency rank
- 32010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ergangen | ergänzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ergehen | zur Bereicherung hinzufügen |
Where the eye mixes ergangen and ergänzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ergangen and ergänzen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ergangen vs ergänzen
A purely visual mix-up. ergangen ([ɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən]) and ergänzen ([ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ergangen is recorded at frequency rank #24,698, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən]. ergänzen is at rank #7,312, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩].
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 32010, this pair ranks #1,716,624 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ergangen vs ergänzen
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "ergangen": a. Private to "ergänzen": zä.
"ergangen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "ergänzen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ergangen ← egrangen · eragngen · ergagnen · erganegn · ergangenn · erganggen · ergangne · erganngen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ergangen" and "ergänzen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ergangen" vs "ergänzen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ergangen" and "ergänzen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ergangen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ergänzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,716,624 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ergangen" and "ergänzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ergangen vs ergänze". 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 #1,716,624 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.