erringen

[ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋən]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“erringen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,203
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas erhalten/gewinnen, indem man sich sehr darum bemüht (ringt) und Einsatz zeigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-erringen · erringen · German

erringen · rank #19,203 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,203
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erfand

Nearest frequency peer: erfand (-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 „erringen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erringen“ 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).

erringen vs errungen
88% similar
erringen vs ertrinken
78% similar
erringen vs erzwingen
78% similar

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

Key facts for erringen
PropertyValue
Headworderringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,203
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erringen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erfand“ (#19,202), „Ersatzteile“ (#19,204), „Entschlossenheit“ (#19,201). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erringen“ bei #19,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around erringen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,203 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas erhalten/gewinnen, indem man sich sehr darum bemüht (ringt) und Einsatz zeigt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for erringen, with forms such as "eringen", "erirngen", and "errignen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "errungen", "ertrinken", "erzwingen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is erringen, spelled E-R-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas erhalten/gewinnen, indem man sich sehr darum bemüht (ringt) und Einsatz zeigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Langstreckenläuferinnen waren schließlich keine Tennisstars, und die paar Erfolge, die sie errungen hatte, rissen niemanden vom Hocker.“
  2. „Wie Piet hatte sie sich im Lauf der Zeit eine äußerst gekünstelte Natürlichkeit zu eigen gemacht, deren Zauber sich nur der Unempfindlichste entziehen konnte, und sie errang ihre Erfolge durch Verführung, nicht durch Gewalt.“

Antonyms

verlieren

This word in other languages

achieve(English)conseguir(Español)obtenir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eringen
  • erirngen
  • errignen
  • errinegn
  • erringenn
  • erringgen
  • erringne
  • errinngen
  • errnigen
  • reringen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eringen1erirngen2errignen2errinegn2erringenn1erringgen1erringne2errinngen1
Edit distance from "erringen"

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 "erringen"?
"erringen" is spelled E-R-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋən].
What does "erringen" mean?
As a verb, "erringen" means: etwas erhalten/gewinnen, indem man sich sehr darum bemüht (ringt) und Einsatz zeigt
What words are commonly confused with "erringen"?
"erringen" is commonly confused with "errungen", "ertrinken", "erzwingen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erringen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erringen" come from?
"erringen" 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 "erringen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

economic#19,193follower#19,218Dialekte#19,187Detektiv#19,186

Similar misspelling depth

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

Eiszeit10 variantschurch10 variantsBrüsten10 variantsbischen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list