erlasse

[ɛɐ̯ˈlasə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈlasə]/ verb

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The verdict

“erlasse” is uncommon German (frequency #62,369 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,369
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlasse · erlasse · German

erlasse · rank #62,369 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,369
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ermüdet

Nearest frequency peer: ermüdet (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „erlasse“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „erlasse“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erlasse
PropertyValue
Headworderlasse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈlasə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,369
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erlasse“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erlassefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ermüdet“ (#62,370), „Entwertung“ (#62,367), „erregende“ (#62,371). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erlasse“ bei #62,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erlasse is uncommon German at frequency #62,369 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈlasə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

erlasse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erlasse, spelled E-R-L-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erlassen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erlassen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erlassen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erlassen

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 "erlasse"?
"erlasse" is spelled E-R-L-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈlasə].
What does "erlasse" mean?
As a verb, "erlasse" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erlassen
How do you pronounce "erlasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erlasse" is [ɛɐ̯ˈlasə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erlasse" come from?
"erlasse" 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 "erlasse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

ermüdet#62,370eminent#62,362Eisfeld#62,358fühlbar#62,425

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list