Which to use
“erringen” and “errungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,203
- “erringen” frequency rank
- #19,559
- “errungen” frequency rank
- 38762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erringen | errungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas erhalten/gewinnen, indem man sich sehr darum bemüht (ringt) und Einsatz zeigt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erringen |
Where the eye mixes erringen and errungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erringen and errungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: erringen vs errungen
A purely visual mix-up. erringen ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋən]) and errungen ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁʊŋən]) 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 a single letter - i in “erringen” becomes u in “errungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erringen is recorded at frequency rank #19,203, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋən]. errungen is at rank #19,559, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁʊŋən].
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 38762, this pair ranks #1,555,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erringen vs errungen
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "erringen": i. Private to "errungen": u.
"erringen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "errungen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erringen" and "errungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erringen" vs "errungen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erringen" and "errungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erringen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "errungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,555,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erringen" and "errungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhängen vs errungen". 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 #1,555,288 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.