Which to use
“erlassen” is a verb and “erlassenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,909
- “erlassen” frequency rank
- #41,145
- “erlassenen” frequency rank
- 49054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erlassen | erlassenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine staatliche Anordnung treffen und verkünden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erlassen |
Where the eye mixes erlassen and erlassenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erlassen runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against erlassenen's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erlassen vs erlassenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erlassen is [ɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩] while erlassenen is [ɛɐ̯ˈlasənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “erlassen” sits inside “erlassenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erlassen is recorded at frequency rank #7,909, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩]. erlassenen is at rank #41,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈlasənən].
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 49054, this pair ranks #1,225,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erlassen vs erlassenen
Shared letters: aelnrs. Private to "erlassen": -. Private to "erlassenen": -.
"erlassen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "erlassenen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erlassen ← elrassen · eralssen · erlasen · erlasesn · erlassenn · erlassne · erlaßen · erllassen
- erlassenen ← elrassenen · eralssenen · erlasenen · erlasesnen · erlasseenn · erlassenenn · erlassenne · erlassennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erlassen" and "erlassenen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "erlassen" or "erlassenen" 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 "erlassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erlassenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,225,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erlassen" and "erlassenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entlassenen 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 #1,225,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.