ergänzt

[ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡st]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“ergänzt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,574. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,574
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ergänzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erganzt · ergänzt · German

ergänzt · rank #3,574 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,574
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dichter

Nearest frequency peer: Dichter (-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 „ergänzt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ergänzt“ 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).

ergänzt vs erkannt
57% similar
ergänzt vs ernannt
57% similar
ergänzt vs erlangt
57% similar

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

Key facts for ergänzt
PropertyValue
Headwordergänzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡st]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,574
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ergänzt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dichter“ (#3,573), „erlauben“ (#3,575), „deines“ (#3,572). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ergänzt“ bei #3,574. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ergänzt (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡st]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,574 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ergänzen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ergänzt, with forms such as "egränzt", "erggänzt", and "ergnäzt". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "erkannt", "ernannt", "erlangt", and more, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ergänzt, spelled E-R-G-Ä-N-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ergänzen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egränzt
  • erggänzt
  • ergnäzt
  • ergännzt
  • ergäntz
  • ergänztt
  • ergänzzt
  • ergäznt
  • errgänzt
  • erägnzt
  • regänzt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ergänzt - 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.

egränzt2erggänzt1ergnäzt2ergännzt1ergäntz2ergänztt1ergänzzt1ergäznt2
Edit distance from "ergänzt"

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 "ergänzt"?
"ergänzt" is spelled E-R-G-Ä-N-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡st].
What does "ergänzt" mean?
As a verb, "ergänzt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ergänzen
What words are commonly confused with "ergänzt"?
"ergänzt" is commonly confused with "erkannt", "ernannt", "erlangt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ergänzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ergänzt" is [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ergänzt" come from?
"ergänzt" 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 "ergänzt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dichter#3,573Bischof#3,567berufen#3,563bedroht#3,561

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

erlauben11 variantsWahnsinn11 variantsKontext11 variantsTrennung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list