erklingen
[ɛɐ̯ˈklɪŋən]
The verdict
“erklingen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,560
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für das menschliche Ohr hörbar werden, oftmals in Form einer melodischen Tonfolge (Klang); Klänge von sich geben
Corpus desk
Index DE-erklingen · erklingen · German
erklingen · rank #29,560 · 14 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #29,560
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH erbeutet
Nearest frequency peer: erbeutet (-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 „erklingen“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- EPA
EPA
70,444 corpus weight
- epische
epische
70,443 corpus weight
- erbeutet
erbeutet
70,442 corpus weight
- erklingen
erklingen
70,441 corpus weight
- Eroberer
Eroberer
70,440 corpus weight
- erschoss
erschoss
70,439 corpus weight
What this shows „erklingen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erklingen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈklɪŋən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #29,560 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erklingen“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around erklingen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈklɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,560 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "für das menschliche Ohr hörbar werden, oftmals in Form einer melodischen Tonfolge (Klang); Klänge von sich geben".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for erklingen, with forms such as "ekrlingen", "erkilngen", and "erkklingen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "erlangen", "erringen", "erliegen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erklingen, spelled E-R-K-L-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1für das menschliche Ohr hörbar werden, oftmals in Form einer melodischen Tonfolge (Klang); Klänge von sich geben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erklingen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dazu erklingt die Melodie eines Trauermarsches (trotz des Dreivierteltaktes !); aus der Ferne naht der Leichenzug.“
„Letzterer eilte zu Manon, aber es war ihm nicht möglich, verstanden zu werden, so lange die Instrumente erklangen. Endlich verhallte ihr Schmettern, und Mehrere aus der Gesellschaft näherten sich, um den Verlobten Glück zu wünschen.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ekrlingen
- erkilngen
- erkklingen
- erklignen
- erklinegn
- erklingenn
- erklinggen
- erklingne
- erklinngen
- erkllingen
- erklnigen
- erlkingen
- errklingen
- reklingen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erklingen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erklingen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).