erlassen

[ɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“erlassen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,909. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,909
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine staatliche Anordnung treffen und verkünden

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlassen · erlassen · German

erlassen · rank #7,909 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,909
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erklärungen

Nearest frequency peer: Erklärungen (-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 „erlassen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erlassen“ 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).

erlassen vs Erlösen
63% similar
erlassen vs erlässt
63% similar
erlassen vs erlauben
75% similar

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

Key facts for erlassen
PropertyValue
Headworderlassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,909
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erlassen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erlassenliegt 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: „Erklärungen“ (#7,908), „ernähren“ (#7,910), „entsprechender“ (#7,907). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erlassen“ bei #7,909. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around erlassen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,909 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for erlassen, with forms such as "elrassen", "eralssen", and "erlasen". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Erlösen", "erlässt", "erlauben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is erlassen, spelled E-R-L-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine staatliche Anordnung treffen und verkünden
  2. 2
    jemanden von einer Verpflichtung oder Schuld entbinden
  3. 3
    jemandem eine Strafe nachsehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Reichstag erließ für ganz Deutschland lediglich das "Kanzlerparagraph-Gesetz", das Verbot des Jesuitenordens und das Verbot, ein kirchliches Amt trotz vorausgegangener gerichtlicher Amtsenthebung fortzuführen.“
  2. „Magufuli ging rigoros gegen Kritiker vor. Er erließ restriktive Mediengesetze und ließ vier Zeitungen vorübergehend schließen.“

Synonyms

anordnenbestimmenerwirkenfestsetzenherausgebenkundmachenverfügenverhängenverordnenverkündenverkündigenvorschreibenentbindentilgenverzichtennachsehenNachsicht üben

Antonyms

annullierenaufhebenaußer Kraft setzennichtig erklärendarauf besteheneinklageneinhebeneintreibenbestrafen

This word in other languages

enact(English)dictar(Español)décerner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elrassen
  • eralssen
  • erlasen
  • erlasesn
  • erlassenn
  • erlassne
  • erlaßen
  • erllassen
  • erlsasen
  • errlassen
  • relassen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erlassen - 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.

elrassen2eralssen2erlasen1erlasesn2erlassenn1erlassne2erlaßen2erllassen1
Edit distance from "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 "erlassen"?
"erlassen" is spelled E-R-L-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩].
What does "erlassen" mean?
As a verb, "erlassen" means: eine staatliche Anordnung treffen und verkünden
What words are commonly confused with "erlassen"?
"erlassen" is commonly confused with "Erlösen", "erlässt", "erlauben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erlassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erlassen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erlassen" come from?
"erlassen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ernähren#7,910gründete#7,924Branchen#7,884batterie#7,872

Similar misspelling depth

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

Drachen11 variantsdachten11 variantsbelohnt11 variantsAusübung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list