Erlangung

[ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erlangung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,277. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,277
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Inbesitznahme von körperlichen Gütern oder geistigen Werten; das Erreichen von Zielen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlangung · Erlangung · German

Erlangung · rank #27,277 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,277
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erhaben

Nearest frequency peer: erhaben (-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 „Erlangung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Erlangung“ 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).

Erlangung vs Erwägung
67% similar
Erlangung vs erlangen
67% similar
Erlangung vs Ergänzung
67% similar

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

Key facts for Erlangung
PropertyValue
HeadwordErlangung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,277
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erlangung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Erlangungliegt 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: „erhaben“ (#27,276), „Ernsthaftigkeit“ (#27,278), „erfreute“ (#27,275). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erlangung“ bei #27,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Erlangung (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,277 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Inbesitznahme von körperlichen Gütern oder geistigen Werten; das Erreichen von Zielen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erlangung, with forms such as "elrangung", "eralngung", and "erlagnung". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Erwägung", "erlangen", "Ergänzung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Erlangung, spelled E-R-L-A-N-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Inbesitznahme von körperlichen Gütern oder geistigen Werten; das Erreichen von Zielen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Als Zusammenschluss gilt einerseits die Fusion, andererseits die Erlangung der Kontrolle über ein Unternehmen (Art. 3 Abs. 1 FKVO).“
  2. „Über die Erlangung von Prestige und die Verteilung von Geschenken sicherten sie sich also kriegerische Macht, oder anders gesagt, Reichtümer wurden in Gewaltmittel konvertiert.“

Synonyms

Erlangen

This word in other languages

attainment(English)obtenção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elrangung
  • eralngung
  • erlagnung
  • erlanggung
  • erlangnug
  • erlangugn
  • erlangungg
  • erlangunng
  • erlanngung
  • erlanugng
  • erllangung
  • erlnagung
  • errlangung
  • relangung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elrangung2eralngung2erlagnung2erlanggung1erlangnug2erlangugn2erlangungg1erlangunng1
Edit distance from "Erlangung"

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 "Erlangung"?
"Erlangung" is spelled E-R-L-A-N-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋʊŋ].
What does "Erlangung" mean?
As a noun, "Erlangung" means: die Inbesitznahme von körperlichen Gütern oder geistigen Werten; das Erreichen von Zielen
What words are commonly confused with "Erlangung"?
"Erlangung" is commonly confused with "Erwägung", "erlangen", "Ergänzung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erlangung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erlangung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erlangung" come from?
"Erlangung" 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 "Erlangung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list