erklangen

[ɛɐ̯ˈklaŋən]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈklaŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“erklangen” is uncommon German (frequency #75,589 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,589
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erklingen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erklangen · erklangen · German

erklangen · rank #75,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,589
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erlegte

Nearest frequency peer: erlegte (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „erklangen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „erklangen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erklangen
PropertyValue
Headworderklangen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈklaŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,589
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erklangen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erklangenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erlegte“ (#75,590), „ergötzen“ (#75,587), „ernährte“ (#75,592). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erklangen“ bei #75,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erklangen is uncommon German at frequency #75,589 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈklaŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for erklangen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erklangen, spelled E-R-K-L-A-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erklingen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erklingen

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 "erklangen"?
"erklangen" is spelled E-R-K-L-A-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈklaŋən].
What does "erklangen" mean?
As a verb, "erklangen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erklingen
How do you pronounce "erklangen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erklangen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈklaŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erklangen" come from?
"erklangen" 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 "erklangen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Epidermis#75,580entwirren#75,578Erzählens#75,600Esskultur#75,602

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list