erlegen

[ɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“erlegen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,699. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,699
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Tier bei der Jagd (durch einen Schuss) töten

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlegen · erlegen · German

erlegen · rank #24,699 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,699
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ergangen

Nearest frequency peer: ergangen (-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 „erlegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erlegen“ 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).

erlegen vs erlegt
71% similar
erlegen vs erzogen
71% similar
erlegen vs Erreger
57% similar

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

Key facts for erlegen
PropertyValue
Headworderlegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,699
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erlegen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erlegenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ergangen“ (#24,698), „ermöglichten“ (#24,700), „Erft“ (#24,697). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erlegen“ bei #24,699. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around erlegen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,699 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for erlegen, with forms such as "elregen", "erelgen", and "erleegn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "erlegt", "erzogen", "Erreger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erlegen, spelled E-R-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Tier bei der Jagd (durch einen Schuss) töten
  2. 2
    (einen Geldbetrag) bezahlen, hergeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Hirsch wurde mit dem ersten Schuss erlegt.
  2. „Unabhängig vom Ergebnis der Nichtigkeitsklage muss das Bußgeld bis 21. September erlegt werden.“

This word in other languages

kill(English)matar(Español)abattre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elregen
  • erelgen
  • erleegn
  • erlegenn
  • erleggen
  • erlegne
  • erlgeen
  • erllegen
  • errlegen
  • relegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elregen2erelgen2erleegn2erlegenn1erleggen1erlegne2erlgeen2erllegen1
Edit distance from "erlegen"

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 "erlegen"?
"erlegen" is spelled E-R-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩].
What does "erlegen" mean?
As a verb, "erlegen" means: ein Tier bei der Jagd (durch einen Schuss) töten
What words are commonly confused with "erlegen"?
"erlegen" is commonly confused with "erlegt", "erzogen", "Erreger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erlegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erlegen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erlegen" come from?
"erlegen" 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 "erlegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Emsland#24,694Collage#24,673chillen#24,671gehetzt#24,732

Similar misspelling depth

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

Ellbogen10 variantsGelaber10 variantsCalcium10 variantsGenetik10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list