Which to use
“erlangen” and “erlassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,885
- “erlangen” frequency rank
- #7,909
- “erlassen” frequency rank
- 11794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erlangen | erlassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Besitz nehmen, habhaft werden, erreichen | eine staatliche Anordnung treffen und verkünden |
Where the eye mixes erlangen and erlassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erlangen and erlassen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between erlangen and erlassen
A purely visual mix-up. erlangen ([ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋən]) and erlassen ([ɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩]) 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 11794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erlangen is recorded at frequency rank #3,885, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋən]. erlassen is at rank #7,909, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩].
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 11794, this pair ranks #1,967,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erlangen vs erlassen
Shared letters: aelnr. Private to "erlangen": g. Private to "erlassen": s.
"erlangen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "erlassen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erlangen" and "erlassen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erlangen" vs "erlassen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erlangen" and "erlassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erlangen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erlassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erlangen" and "erlassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erlassen vs erlassenen". 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 #1,967,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.