erlaubt

[ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯pt]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯pt]/ verb

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The verdict

“erlaubt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,590
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erlauben

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlaubt · erlaubt · German

erlaubt · rank #1,590 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,590
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ehemaligen

Nearest frequency peer: ehemaligen (-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 „erlaubt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erlaubt“ 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).

erlaubt vs erlebt
71% similar
erlaubt vs erlaubte
88% similar
erlaubt vs erlaubten
78% similar

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

Key facts for erlaubt
PropertyValue
Headworderlaubt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯pt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,590
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erlaubt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erlaubtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ehemaligen“ (#1,589), „fanden“ (#1,591), „Büro“ (#1,588). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erlaubt“ bei #1,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around erlaubt (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯pt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,590 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erlauben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for erlaubt, with forms such as "elraubt", "eralubt", and "erlabut". 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, "erlebt", "erlaubte", "erlaubten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is erlaubt, spelled E-R-L-A-U-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erlauben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elraubt
  • eralubt
  • erlabut
  • erlaubbt
  • erlaubtt
  • erlautb
  • erllaubt
  • erluabt
  • errlaubt
  • relaubt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elraubt2eralubt2erlabut2erlaubbt1erlaubtt1erlautb2erllaubt1erluabt2
Edit distance from "erlaubt"

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 "erlaubt"?
"erlaubt" is spelled E-R-L-A-U-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯pt].
What does "erlaubt" mean?
As a verb, "erlaubt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erlauben
What words are commonly confused with "erlaubt"?
"erlaubt" is commonly confused with "erlebt", "erlaubte", "erlaubten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erlaubt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erlaubt" is [ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯pt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erlaubt" come from?
"erlaubt" 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 "erlaubt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Führung#1,593bessere#1,585Andreas#1,580Leitung#1,605

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Wunsch10 variantsSpiegel10 variantsHerbst10 variantsGeneral10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list