erlangt

[ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋt]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋt]/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“erlangt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,861
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erlangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlangt · erlangt · German

erlangt · rank #11,861 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,861
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erkunden

Nearest frequency peer: erkunden (-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 „erlangt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erlangt“ 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).

erlangt vs erwägt
57% similar
erlangt vs errang
71% similar
erlangt vs erlegt
71% similar

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

Key facts for erlangt
PropertyValue
Headworderlangt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,861
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erlangt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erlangtliegt 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: „erkunden“ (#11,860), „Erlass“ (#11,862), „erforschen“ (#11,859). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erlangt“ bei #11,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around erlangt (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,861 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erlangen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for erlangt, with forms such as "elrangt", "eralngt", and "erlagnt". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "erwägt", "errang", "erlegt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 erlangt, spelled E-R-L-A-N-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erlangen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elrangt
  • eralngt
  • erlagnt
  • erlanggt
  • erlangtt
  • erlanngt
  • erlantg
  • erllangt
  • erlnagt
  • errlangt
  • relangt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elrangt2eralngt2erlagnt2erlanggt1erlangtt1erlanngt1erlantg2erllangt1
Edit distance from "erlangt"

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 "erlangt"?
"erlangt" is spelled E-R-L-A-N-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋt].
What does "erlangt" mean?
As a verb, "erlangt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erlangen
What words are commonly confused with "erlangt"?
"erlangt" is commonly confused with "erwägt", "errang", "erlegt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erlangt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erlangt" is [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erlangt" come from?
"erlangt" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Freibad#11,873Dominik#11,847Daniela#11,843gekonnt#11,879

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

features11 variantsGetriebe11 variantsBritish11 variantsHandvoll11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list