erlangten

[ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“erlangten” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,638. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,638
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlangten · erlangten · German

erlangten · rank #28,638 · 14 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,638
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erkältet

Nearest frequency peer: erkältet (-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 „erlangten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erlangten“ 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).

erlangten vs erlaubten
78% similar
erlangten vs ernannten
78% similar
erlangten vs erlangt
78% similar

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

Key facts for erlangten
PropertyValue
Headworderlangten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,638
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erlangten“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erkältet“ (#28,637), „erleuchtet“ (#28,639), „erhofften“ (#28,636). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erlangten“ bei #28,638. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around erlangten (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,638 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for erlangten, with forms such as "elrangten", "eralngten", and "erlagnten". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "erlaubten", "ernannten", "erlangt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 erlangten, spelled E-R-L-A-N-G-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elrangten
  • eralngten
  • erlagnten
  • erlangetn
  • erlanggten
  • erlangtenn
  • erlangtne
  • erlangtten
  • erlanngten
  • erlantgen
  • erllangten
  • erlnagten
  • errlangten
  • relangten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erlangten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

elrangten2eralngten2erlagnten2erlangetn2erlanggten1erlangtenn1erlangtne2erlangtten1
Edit distance from "erlangten"

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 "erlangten"?
"erlangten" is spelled E-R-L-A-N-G-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩].
What does "erlangten" mean?
As an adjective, "erlangten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt
What words are commonly confused with "erlangten"?
"erlangten" is commonly confused with "erlaubten", "ernannten", "erlangt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erlangten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erlangten" is [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erlangten" come from?
"erlangten" 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 "erlangten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

erhofften#28,636Erprobung#28,640Europacup#28,643fallenden#28,645

Similar misspelling depth

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

erfundenen14 variantsentzünden14 variantsfinsteren14 variantsFlugzeugs14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list