ergangen
[ɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən]
The verdict
“ergangen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,698. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,698
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ergehen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ergangen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,698 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ergangen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around ergangen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,698 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ergehen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ergangen, with forms such as "egrangen", "eragngen", and "ergagnen". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "erwägen", "ergänze", "erlangen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ergangen, spelled E-R-G-A-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ergehen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egrangen,eragngen,ergagnen,erganegn,ergangenn,erganggen,ergangne,erganngen,erggangen,ergnagen,errgangen,regangen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ergangen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “ergangen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-G-A-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “erwägen” - see the side-by-side comparison. ergangen vs erwägen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.