erlag

[ɛɐ̯ˈlaːk]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈlaːk]/ verb

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The verdict

“erlag” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,326. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,326
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlag · erlag · German

erlag · rank #22,326 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,326
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erhoffte

Nearest frequency peer: erhoffte (-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 „erlag“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erlag“ 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).

erlag vs Erna
40% similar
erlag vs Erle
40% similar
erlag vs Erlös
40% similar

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

Key facts for erlag
PropertyValue
Headworderlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈlaːk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,326
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erlag“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erhoffte“ (#22,325), „erstellten“ (#22,327), „ergeht“ (#22,324). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erlag“ bei #22,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around erlag (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈlaːk]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,326 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for erlag, with forms such as "elrag", "eralg", and "erlagg". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Erna", "Erle", "Erlös", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is erlag, spelled E-R-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erliegen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erliegen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elrag
  • eralg
  • erlagg
  • erlga
  • erllag
  • errlag
  • relag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elrag2eralg2erlagg1erlga2erllag1errlag1relag2
Edit distance from "erlag"

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 "erlag"?
"erlag" is spelled E-R-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈlaːk].
What does "erlag" mean?
As a verb, "erlag" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erliegen
What words are commonly confused with "erlag"?
"erlag" is commonly confused with "Erna", "Erle", "Erlös". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erlag" is [ɛɐ̯ˈlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erlag" come from?
"erlag" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fiese#22,334Gatte#22,344gönne#22,365Hertz#22,374

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Finnen7 variantsfüllte7 variantshoney7 variantsahnte7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list