Ergänzungen

[ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋən]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ergänzungen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,278. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,278
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ergänzung

Corpus desk

Index DE-erganzungen · Ergänzungen · German

Ergänzungen · rank #17,278 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,278
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ergehen

Nearest frequency peer: ergehen (-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 „Ergänzungen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ergänzungen“ 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).

Ergänzungen vs Ergänzung
82% similar
Ergänzungen vs ergänzenden
73% similar

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

Key facts for Ergänzungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordErgänzungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,278
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ergänzungen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ergänzungenliegt 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: „ergehen“ (#17,277), „erkennst“ (#17,279), „erahnen“ (#17,276). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ergänzungen“ bei #17,278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Ergänzungen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,278 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ergänzungen, with forms such as "egränzungen", "erggänzungen", and "ergnäzungen". 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, "Ergänzung", "ergänzenden", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ergänzungen, spelled E-R-G-Ä-N-Z-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ergänzung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Ergänzung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ergänzung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Ergänzung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egränzungen
  • erggänzungen
  • ergnäzungen
  • ergännzungen
  • ergänuzngen
  • ergänznugen
  • ergänzugnen
  • ergänzunegn
  • ergänzungenn
  • ergänzunggen
  • ergänzungne
  • ergänzunngen
  • ergänzzungen
  • ergäznungen
  • errgänzungen
  • erägnzungen
  • regänzungen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egränzungen2erggänzungen1ergnäzungen2ergännzungen1ergänuzngen2ergänznugen2ergänzugnen2ergänzunegn2
Edit distance from "Ergänzungen"

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 "Ergänzungen"?
"Ergänzungen" is spelled E-R-G-Ä-N-Z-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋən].
What does "Ergänzungen" mean?
As a noun, "Ergänzungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ergänzung
What words are commonly confused with "Ergänzungen"?
"Ergänzungen" is commonly confused with "Ergänzung", "ergänzenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ergänzungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ergänzungen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ergänzungen" come from?
"Ergänzungen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entspannten#17,274erschienene#17,284erwartenden#17,285glückliches#17,310

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

eingestiegen17 variantsDienststelle17 variantsbotanischen17 variantsbestätigten17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list