Which to use
“erhängt” and “erlangt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,027
- “erhängt” frequency rank
- #11,861
- “erlangt” frequency rank
- 44888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhängt | erlangt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhängen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erlangen |
Where the eye mixes erhängt and erlangt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. erhängt and erlangt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between erhängt and erlangt
A purely visual mix-up. erhängt ([ɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋt]) and erlangt ([ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋt]) 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 44888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhängt is recorded at frequency rank #33,027, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋt]. erlangt is at rank #11,861, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋt].
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 44888, this pair ranks #1,371,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhängt vs erlangt
Shared letters: egnrt. Private to "erhängt": hä. Private to "erlangt": al.
"erhängt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "erlangt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erlangt ← elrangt · eralngt · erlagnt · erlanggt · erlangtt · erlanngt · erlantg · erllangt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erhängt" for "erlangt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erhängt" or "erlangt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erhängt" and "erlangt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhängt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erlangt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,371,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhängt" and "erlangt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhängen vs erhängt". 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 #1,371,392 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.