ergänzen
[ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“ergänzen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,312
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zur Bereicherung hinzufügen
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 | ergänzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,312 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ergänzen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around ergänzen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,312 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ergänzen, with forms such as "egränzen", "erggänzen", and "ergnäzen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "ergänzt", "erlangen", "ergänzte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ergänzen, spelled E-R-G-Ä-N-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1zur Bereicherung hinzufügen
- 2etwas Fehlendes hinzufügen und damit etwas zu einem Ganzen vervollständigen
- 3zusammen etwas Vollständiges bilden
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egränzen
- erggänzen
- ergnäzen
- ergänezn
- ergännzen
- ergänzenn
- ergänzne
- ergänzzen
- ergäznen
- errgänzen
- erägnzen
- regänzen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ergänzen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “ergänzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-G-Ä-N-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ergänzt” - see the side-by-side comparison. ergänzen vs ergänzt
- 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.