Erleuchtung

Name: Erleuchtung, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtʊŋ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Erleuchtung” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,956. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,956
frequency rank, German: 4,632
“E” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eingebung, die zu einer neuen Bewusstseinsebene führt

Corpus desk

Index DE-erleuchtung · Erleuchtung · German

Erleuchtung · rank #21,956 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #21,956
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 4,632
PHOTO-FINISH eos

Nearest frequency peer: eos (-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.

empirisch

78,048
Enthüllungen

78,047
eos

78,046
Erleuchtung

78,045
eroberten

78,044
error

78,043

What this shows „Erleuchtung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Erleuchtung vs erleuchten

73% similar

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

Key facts for Erleuchtung
Property	Value
Headword	Erleuchtung
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtʊŋ]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#21,956
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erleuchtung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Erleuchtungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#21,956

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „eos“ (#21,955), „eroberten“ (#21,957), „Enthüllungen“ (#21,954). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erleuchtung“ bei #21,956. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Erleuchtung (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,956 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erleuchtung, with forms such as "elreuchtung", "ereluchtung", and "erlecuhtung". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "erleuchten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Erleuchtung, spelled E-R-L-E-U-C-H-T-U-N-G.

Definition

1
Eingebung, die zu einer neuen Bewusstseinsebene führt
2
Plötzliche Erkenntnis zu einem Sachverhalt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

elreuchtung
ereluchtung
erlecuhtung
erleucchtung
erleuchhtung
erleuchtnug
erleuchttung
erleuchtugn
erleuchtungg
erleuchtunng
erleuchutng
erleucthung
erleuhctung
erlleuchtung
erluechtung
errleuchtung
releuchtung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erleuchtung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Erleuchtung"

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 "Erleuchtung"?

"Erleuchtung" is spelled E-R-L-E-U-C-H-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtʊŋ].

What does "Erleuchtung" mean?

As a noun, "Erleuchtung" means: Eingebung, die zu einer neuen Bewusstseinsebene führt

What words are commonly confused with "Erleuchtung"?

"Erleuchtung" is commonly confused with "erleuchten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Erleuchtung"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erleuchtung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯çtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Erleuchtung" come from?

"Erleuchtung" 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 "Erleuchtung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Enthüllungen17 variants durchführt17 variants Fördermittel17 variants gefährdeten17 variants