Erlass

[ɛɐ̯ˈlas]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈlas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erlass” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,862
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anordnung, Anweisung mit amtlichem Charakter

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlass · Erlass · German

Erlass · rank #11,862 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,862
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erlangt

Nearest frequency peer: erlangt (-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 „Erlass“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Erlass“ 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).

Erlass vs Erlös
67% similar
Erlass vs Erlöse
67% similar
Erlass vs erlöst
50% similar

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

Key facts for Erlass
PropertyValue
HeadwordErlass
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈlas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,862
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erlass“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erlangt“ (#11,861), „Eroberung“ (#11,863), „erkunden“ (#11,860). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erlass“ bei #11,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Erlass (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈlas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,862 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erlass, with forms such as "elrass", "eralss", and "erlas". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Erlös", "Erlöse", "erlöst", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Erlass, spelled E-R-L-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anordnung, Anweisung mit amtlichem Charakter
  2. 2
    Befreiung von etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viele Dinge werden amtlich durch Erlass geregelt.
  2. Die Regierung verkündete einen Erlass, um das Problem zu beheben.

Synonyms

AnordnungBefreiung

Antonyms

GesetzVerhängungVerurteilung

This word in other languages

decree(English)decreto(Español)décret(Français)decreto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elrass
  • eralss
  • erlas
  • erlaß
  • erllass
  • erlsas
  • errlass
  • relass

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elrass2eralss2erlas1erlaß2erllass1erlsas2errlass1relass2
Edit distance from "Erlass"

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 "Erlass"?
"Erlass" is spelled E-R-L-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈlas].
What does "Erlass" mean?
As a noun, "Erlass" means: Anordnung, Anweisung mit amtlichem Charakter
What words are commonly confused with "Erlass"?
"Erlass" is commonly confused with "Erlös", "Erlöse", "erlöst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erlass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erlass" is [ɛɐ̯ˈlas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erlass" come from?
"Erlass" 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 "Erlass", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

birgt8 variantsAnlauf8 variantsAnhieb8 variantslenkt8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list