Which to use
“erklingt” and “erliegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,389
- “erklingt” frequency rank
- #48,118
- “erliegt” frequency rank
- 74507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erklingt | erliegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erklingen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erliegen |
Where the eye mixes erklingt and erliegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses erklingt with erliegt
A purely visual mix-up. erklingt ([ɛɐ̯ˈklɪŋt]) and erliegt ([ɛɐ̯ˈliːkt]) 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 74507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erklingt is recorded at frequency rank #26,389, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈklɪŋt]. erliegt is at rank #48,118, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈliːkt].
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 74507, this pair ranks #331,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of erklingt vs erliegt
Shared letters: egilrt. Private to "erklingt": kn. Private to "erliegt": -.
"erklingt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC · "erliegt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erklingt" and "erliegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erklingt" or "erliegt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erklingt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erliegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erklingt" and "erliegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erliegt vs erzieht". 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 #331,643 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.