Which to use
“ergangen” and “ergänzend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,698
- “ergangen” frequency rank
- #16,981
- “ergänzend” frequency rank
- 41679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ergangen | ergänzend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ergehen | Partizip Präsens des Verbs ergänzen |
Where the eye mixes ergangen and ergänzend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ergangen runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against ergänzend's 9 (VCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ergangen and ergänzend
A purely visual mix-up. ergangen ([ɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən]) and ergänzend ([ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩t]) 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 41679, 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]. ergänzend is at rank #16,981, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩t].
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 41679, this pair ranks #1,472,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ergangen vs ergänzend
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "ergangen": a. Private to "ergänzend": dzä.
"ergangen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "ergänzend" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ergangen ← egrangen · eragngen · ergagnen · erganegn · ergangenn · erganggen · ergangne · erganngen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ergangen" and "ergänzend" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ergangen" or "ergänzend" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ergangen" and "ergänzend" 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 "ergänzend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,472,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ergangen" and "ergänzend" 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 #1,472,280 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.