Erkennung

[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erkennung” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,407. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,407
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Erkennen einer Sache, eines Sachverhaltes

Corpus desk

Index DE-erkennung · Erkennung · German

Erkennung · rank #16,407 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,407
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Equipment

Nearest frequency peer: Equipment (-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 „Erkennung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Erkennung“ 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).

Erkennung vs Ernennung
89% similar
Erkennung vs Erkundung
78% similar
Erkennung vs erkennen
67% similar

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

Key facts for Erkennung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErkennung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,407
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erkennung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Erkennungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Equipment“ (#16,406), „erlaubten“ (#16,408), „enttäuschen“ (#16,405). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erkennung“ bei #16,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Erkennung (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,407 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Erkennen einer Sache, eines Sachverhaltes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erkennung, with forms such as "ekrennung", "ereknnung", and "erkennnug". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Ernennung", "Erkundung", "erkennen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Erkennung, spelled E-R-K-E-N-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Erkennen einer Sache, eines Sachverhaltes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Erkennung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die frühzeitige Erkennung von Tumoren oder von Erkrankungen wie Alzheimer oder Parkinson hat für die Therapie eine sehr große Bedeutung.“

Synonyms

BefundBeurteilungDiagnoseFeststellung

Antonyms

BlindheitdämlichungläubigUnvermögenunwissend

This word in other languages

recognition(English)reconocimiento(Español)reconnaissance(Français)reconhecimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ekrennung
  • ereknnung
  • erkennnug
  • erkennugn
  • erkennungg
  • erkennunng
  • erkenung
  • erkenunng
  • erkkennung
  • erknenung
  • errkennung
  • rekennung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erkennung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ekrennung2ereknnung2erkennnug2erkennugn2erkennungg1erkennunng1erkenung1erkenunng2
Edit distance from "Erkennung"

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 "Erkennung"?
"Erkennung" is spelled E-R-K-E-N-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnʊŋ].
What does "Erkennung" mean?
As a noun, "Erkennung" means: das Erkennen einer Sache, eines Sachverhaltes
What words are commonly confused with "Erkennung"?
"Erkennung" is commonly confused with "Ernennung", "Erkundung", "erkennen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erkennung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erkennung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erkennung" come from?
"Erkennung" 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 "Erkennung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Equipment#16,406erlaubten#16,408erstellte#16,411ethischen#16,412

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

entdecke12 variantsEndrunde12 variantsFörderer12 variantsbildende12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list