Which to use
“ergehen” and “erregen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,277
- “ergehen” frequency rank
- #17,875
- “erregen” frequency rank
- 35152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ergehen | erregen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | offiziell ausgestellt/festgestellt/zugestellt werden | jemanden oder sich in Unruhe oder Ärger versetzen; jemanden aktivieren; jemanden (sexuell) stimulieren |
Where the eye mixes ergehen and erregen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ergehen and erregen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ergehen and erregen
A purely visual mix-up. ergehen ([ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːən]) and erregen ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːɡn̩]) 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 35152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ergehen is recorded at frequency rank #17,277, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːən]. erregen is at rank #17,875, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːɡn̩].
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 35152, this pair ranks #1,646,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ergehen vs erregen
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "ergehen": h. Private to "erregen": -.
"ergehen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "erregen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ergehen" and "erregen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ergehen" or "erregen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ergehen" and "erregen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ergehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erregen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,646,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ergehen" and "erregen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erregen vs erregten". 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 #1,646,824 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.