Which to use
“erklang” and “erklärt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,915
- “erklang” frequency rank
- #760
- “erklärt” frequency rank
- 37675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erklang | erklärt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erklingen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erklären |
Where the eye mixes erklang and erklärt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erklang and erklärt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between erklang and erklärt
A purely visual mix-up. erklang ([ɛɐ̯ˈklaŋ]) and erklärt ([ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erklang is recorded at frequency rank #36,915, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈklaŋ]. erklärt is at rank #760, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t].
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 37675, this pair ranks #1,583,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erklang vs erklärt
Shared letters: eklr. Private to "erklang": agn. Private to "erklärt": tä.
"erklang" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "erklärt" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erklang ← ekrlang · erkalng · erkklang · erklagn · erklangg · erklanng · erkllang · erklnag
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erklang" for "erklärt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erklang" or "erklärt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erklang" and "erklärt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erklang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erklärt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,583,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erklang" and "erklärt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erklang vs erklingt". 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 #1,583,989 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.