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erlassen

German, verb

erlassen is spelled E-R-L-A-S-S-E-N (8 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written German, the 7,885th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erlassen is a German verb meaning “to issue (a law, an act); to promulgate, to enact (a regulation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Erlassen is a different word: “dative plural of Erlass”. On this page, Erlässen is a different word: “dative plural of Erlass”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine staatliche Anordnung treffen und verkünden”.

What does erlassen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to issue (a law, an act); to promulgate, to enact (a regulation)

  2. 2

    to let off (a penalty)

  3. 3

    to abate (debt, taxes)

  4. 4

    to waive (a fee)

  5. 5

    to remit (a liability)

noun

as Erlassen
  1. 1

    masculinedative plural of Erlass

noun

as Erlässen
  1. 1

    masculinedative plural of Erlass

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

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

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of erlassen

  • erlässt present singular third-person
  • erließ past
  • haben auxiliary
  • 7 strong
  • erlassend participle present
  • erlasse first-person indicative present
  • erlasst indicative plural present
  • erlassest second-person singular subjunctive
  • erlasset plural second-person subjunctive
  • erließen first-person indicative plural
  • erließe first-person formal rare
  • erließest indicative preterite second-person
  • erließt indicative preterite second-person
  • erließet formal plural rare
  • erlass imperative second-person singular
  • erlass! imperative singular
  • erlasse! imperative singular
  • erlasst! imperative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to erlassen

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is erlassen in German?

erlassen appears 8.7 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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