Which to use
“erlegen” and “erwogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,699
- “erlegen” frequency rank
- #25,993
- “erwogen” frequency rank
- 50692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erlegen | erwogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Tier bei der Jagd (durch einen Schuss) töten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erwägen |
Where the eye mixes erlegen and erwogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. erlegen and erwogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erlegen with erwogen
A purely visual mix-up. erlegen ([ɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]) and erwogen ([ɛɐ̯ˈvoːɡn̩]) 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 50692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erlegen is recorded at frequency rank #24,699, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]. erwogen is at rank #25,993, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvoːɡn̩].
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 50692, this pair ranks #1,164,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erlegen vs erwogen
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "erlegen": l. Private to "erwogen": ow.
"erlegen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "erwogen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erlegen" and "erwogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erlegen" or "erwogen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erlegen" and "erwogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erlegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erwogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,164,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erlegen" and "erwogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erlegen vs erregten". 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 #1,164,124 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.