Erklärung

[ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erklärung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,725. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,725
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufschluss über Zusammenhänge, Sachverhalte

Corpus desk

Index DE-erklarung · Erklärung · German

Erklärung · rank #1,725 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,725
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entgegen

Nearest frequency peer: entgegen (-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 „Erklärung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Erklärung“ 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).

Erklärung vs Erklärungen
82% similar
Erklärung vs erklang
56% similar
Erklärung vs erklären
67% similar

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

Key facts for Erklärung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErklärung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,725
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erklärung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Erklärungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entgegen“ (#1,724), „Falle“ (#1,726), „Daniel“ (#1,723). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erklärung“ bei #1,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Erklärung (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,725 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erklärung, with forms such as "ekrlärung", "erkklärung", and "erkllärung". 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, "Erklärungen", "erklang", "erklären", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Erklärung, spelled E-R-K-L-Ä-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aufschluss über Zusammenhänge, Sachverhalte
  2. 2
    offizielle Mitteilung
  3. 3
    Erläuterung der Bedeutung eines Wortes
  4. 4
    Nachweis, dass ein Sachverhalt oder ein Prozess unter Berücksichtigung von Randbedingungen so sein muss, wie er beobachtet wurde, weil bestimmte Gesetze gelten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Bedienungsanleitung enthält eine Erklärung der Funktion des Gerätes.
  2. In seiner Erklärung teilt der Minister mit, dass er an den bisherigen politischen Zielen festhalten wird.

Synonyms

ErläuterungVerlautbarungBedeutungsbeschreibung

Antonyms

Regel

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ekrlärung
  • erkklärung
  • erkllärung
  • erklräung
  • erklärnug
  • erklärrung
  • erklärugn
  • erklärungg
  • erklärunng
  • erkläurng
  • erkälrung
  • erlkärung
  • errklärung
  • reklärung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ekrlärung2erkklärung1erkllärung1erklräung2erklärnug2erklärrung1erklärugn2erklärungg1
Edit distance from "Erklärung"

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 "Erklärung"?
"Erklärung" is spelled E-R-K-L-Ä-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁʊŋ].
What does "Erklärung" mean?
As a noun, "Erklärung" means: Aufschluss über Zusammenhänge, Sachverhalte
What words are commonly confused with "Erklärung"?
"Erklärung" is commonly confused with "Erklärungen", "erklang", "erklären". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erklärung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erklärung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erklärung" come from?
"Erklärung" 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 "Erklärung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

schwierig#1,745verdienen#1,749Grundlage#1,697Forschung#1,694

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Ausstellung14 variantsverändert14 variantsVertreter14 variantsLandkreis14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list