ergänzende

[ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩də]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“ergänzende” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,324. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,324
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergänzend

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ergänzende vs ergänzenden
91% similar
ergänzende vs ergänzen
80% similar
ergänzende vs ergänzend
90% similar

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

Key facts for ergänzende
PropertyValue
Headwordergänzende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩də]
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,324
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ergänzende” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ergänzende lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ergänzende (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩də]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,324 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ergänzende, with forms such as "egränzende", "erggänzende", and "ergnäzende". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ergänzenden", "ergänzen", "ergänzend", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ergänzende, spelled E-R-G-Ä-N-Z-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergänzend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergänzend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergänzend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergänzend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergänzend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergänzend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergänzend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergänzend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergänzend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egränzende
  • erggänzende
  • ergnäzende
  • ergäneznde
  • ergännzende
  • ergänzedne
  • ergänzendde
  • ergänzened
  • ergänzennde
  • ergänznede
  • ergänzzende
  • ergäznende
  • errgänzende
  • erägnzende
  • regänzende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egränzende2erggänzende1ergnäzende2ergäneznde2ergännzende1ergänzedne2ergänzendde1ergänzened2
Edit distance from "ergänzende"

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 "ergänzende"?
"ergänzende" is spelled E-R-G-Ä-N-Z-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩də].
What does "ergänzende" mean?
As an adjective, "ergänzende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ergänzend
What words are commonly confused with "ergänzende"?
"ergänzende" is commonly confused with "ergänzenden", "ergänzen", "ergänzend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ergänzende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ergänzende" is [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ergänzende" come from?
"ergänzende" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ergänzende”

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-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sn̩də] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ergänzenden” - see the side-by-side comparison. ergänzende vs ergänzenden
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list