Erfassung

[ɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erfassung” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,072. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,072
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Erfassen einer Gesamtsituation oder das Wesentliche einer Sache begreifen, verstehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erfassung · Erfassung · German

Erfassung · rank #10,072 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,072
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ekelhaft

Nearest frequency peer: ekelhaft (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Erfassung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Erfassung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Erfassung vs erfassen
67% similar
Erfassung vs Erfahrung
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Erfassung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErfassung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,072
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erfassung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Erfassungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ekelhaft“ (#10,071), „erfolgten“ (#10,073), „eingetroffen“ (#10,070). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erfassung“ bei #10,072. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Erfassung (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,072 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erfassung, with forms such as "efrassung", "erafssung", and "erfassnug". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "erfassen", "Erfahrung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Erfassung, spelled E-R-F-A-S-S-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Erfassen einer Gesamtsituation oder das Wesentliche einer Sache begreifen, verstehen
  2. 2
    zielgerichtete Suche oder auch Ermittlung zur Registrierung
  3. 3
    Daten in einen Computer eingeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Erfassung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nur dem, der im Chaos den Überblick behält, erschließt sich die Systematik dieser Unordnung durch Erfassung der Struktur.
  2. Das Einwohnermeldeamt ist für die Erfassung von Daten zu ortsansässigen Personen verantwortlich.

Synonyms

AufnahmeÜberführungVerständnisVerzeichnisVerzeichnungErhebungErschließungFeststellung

This word in other languages

apprehension(English)comprensión(Español)compréhension(Français)compreensão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrassung
  • erafssung
  • erfassnug
  • erfassugn
  • erfassungg
  • erfassunng
  • erfasung
  • erfasusng
  • erfaßung
  • erffassung
  • erfsasung
  • errfassung
  • refassung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erfassung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efrassung2erafssung2erfassnug2erfassugn2erfassungg1erfassunng1erfasung1erfasusng2
Edit distance from "Erfassung"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Erfassung"?
"Erfassung" is spelled E-R-F-A-S-S-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋ].
What does "Erfassung" mean?
As a noun, "Erfassung" means: das Erfassen einer Gesamtsituation oder das Wesentliche einer Sache begreifen, verstehen
What words are commonly confused with "Erfassung"?
"Erfassung" is commonly confused with "erfassen", "Erfahrung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erfassung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erfassung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erfassung" come from?
"Erfassung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Erfassung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erfolgten#10,073erfordern#10,074erläutern#10,075Durchgang#10,068

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

gedrängt13 variantsgesteuert13 variantsgestärkt13 variantsauftaucht13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list