Which to use
“erzwingen” and “erzwungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,081
- “erzwingen” frequency rank
- #29,566
- “erzwungen” frequency rank
- 44647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erzwingen | erzwungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas (von jemandem) mit Zwang oder psychischem Druck erreichen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erzwingen |
Where the eye mixes erzwingen and erzwungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erzwingen and erzwungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between erzwingen and erzwungen
A purely visual mix-up. erzwingen ([ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svɪŋən]) and erzwungen ([ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svʊŋən]) 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 “erzwingen” becomes u in “erzwungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erzwingen is recorded at frequency rank #15,081, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svɪŋən]. erzwungen is at rank #29,566, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svʊŋən].
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 44647, this pair ranks #1,379,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erzwingen vs erzwungen
Shared letters: egnrwz. Private to "erzwingen": i. Private to "erzwungen": u.
"erzwingen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "erzwungen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erzwingen" and "erzwungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erzwingen" vs "erzwungen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erzwingen" and "erzwungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erzwingen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erzwungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,379,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erzwingen" and "erzwungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erzwungen vs erzwungenen". 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 #1,379,399 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.