erleuchten

[ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“erleuchten” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,117
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas zum Leuchten oder Brennen bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erleuchten · erleuchten · German

erleuchten · rank #48,117 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,117
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erledige

Nearest frequency peer: erledige (-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 „erleuchten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erleuchten“ 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).

erleuchten vs erreichten
80% similar
erleuchten vs erleuchtet
90% similar
erleuchten vs Erleuchtung
73% similar

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

Key facts for erleuchten
PropertyValue
Headworderleuchten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,117
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erleuchten“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erledige“ (#48,116), „erliegt“ (#48,118), „erklärtes“ (#48,115). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erleuchten“ bei #48,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around erleuchten (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,117 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for erleuchten, with forms such as "elreuchten", "ereluchten", and "erlecuhten". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "erreichten", "erleuchtet", "Erleuchtung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is erleuchten, spelled E-R-L-E-U-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas zum Leuchten oder Brennen bringen
  2. 2
    jemanden zu einer tiefen Einsicht bringen
  3. 3
    etwas mit Licht bestrahlen, heller machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wenn nun dein Leib ganz licht ist, daß er kein Stück von Finsternis hat, so wird er ganz licht sein, wie wenn ein Licht mit hellem Blitz dich erleuchtet.“
  2. Dieser Mensch hat mich mit seiner Rede erleuchtet.

Synonyms

entfachenentzündenerhellen

Antonyms

löschenverwirrenverdunkeln

This word in other languages

enlighten(English)iluminar(Español)illuminer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elreuchten
  • ereluchten
  • erlecuhten
  • erleucchten
  • erleuchetn
  • erleuchhten
  • erleuchtenn
  • erleuchtne
  • erleuchtten
  • erleucthen
  • erleuhcten
  • erlleuchten
  • erluechten
  • errleuchten
  • releuchten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erleuchten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

elreuchten2ereluchten2erlecuhten2erleucchten1erleuchetn2erleuchhten1erleuchtenn1erleuchtne2
Edit distance from "erleuchten"

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 "erleuchten"?
"erleuchten" is spelled E-R-L-E-U-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtn̩].
What does "erleuchten" mean?
As a verb, "erleuchten" means: etwas zum Leuchten oder Brennen bringen
What words are commonly confused with "erleuchten"?
"erleuchten" is commonly confused with "erreichten", "erleuchtet", "Erleuchtung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erleuchten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erleuchten" is [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erleuchten" come from?
"erleuchten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exekutiert#48,128Extraktion#48,130Eierkuchen#48,093Flugreisen#48,149

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

elementarer15 variantseigenwillige15 variantsfeststand15 variantsDüngemittel15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list