Errungenschaft

[ɛɐ̯ˈʁʊŋənʃaft]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʁʊŋənʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Errungenschaft” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,537. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,537
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Mühe erzieltes Ergebnis

Corpus desk

Index DE-errungenschaft · Errungenschaft · German

Errungenschaft · rank #25,537 · 21 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,537
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ErP

Nearest frequency peer: ErP (-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 „Errungenschaft“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Errungenschaft“ 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).

Errungenschaft vs Errungenschaften
88% similar

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

Key facts for Errungenschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordErrungenschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʁʊŋənʃaft]
Letters14
Frequency rank#25,537
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Errungenschaft“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Errungenschaftliegt 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: „ErP“ (#25,536), „erwidert“ (#25,538), „ernennen“ (#25,535). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Errungenschaft“ bei #25,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around Errungenschaft (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʁʊŋənʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,537 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit Mühe erzieltes Ergebnis".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Errungenschaft, with forms such as "errnugenschaft", "errugnenschaft", and "errunegnschaft". 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, "Errungenschaften", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Errungenschaft, spelled E-R-R-U-N-G-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Mühe erzieltes Ergebnis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine wichtige Errungenschaft ist das Rad.
  2. „Liberale kritisierten, dass die neue Regierung die meisten der demokratischen Errungenschaften, die aus der jungtürkischen Ära verblieben waren, wieder rückgängig machte.“

This word in other languages

achievement(English)logro(Español)acquisition(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • errnugenschaft
  • errugnenschaft
  • errunegnschaft
  • errungencshaft
  • errungennschaft
  • errungenscahft
  • errungenscchaft
  • errungenschafft
  • errungenschaftt
  • errungenschatf
  • errungenschfat
  • errungenschhaft
  • errungenshcaft
  • errungensschaft
  • errungesnchaft
  • errunggenschaft
  • errungneschaft
  • errunngenschaft
  • erungenschaft
  • erurngenschaft
  • rerungenschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

errnugenschaft2errugnenschaft2errunegnschaft2errungencshaft2errungennschaft1errungenscahft2errungenscchaft1errungenschafft1
Edit distance from "Errungenschaft"

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 "Errungenschaft"?
"Errungenschaft" is spelled E-R-R-U-N-G-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁʊŋənʃaft].
What does "Errungenschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Errungenschaft" means: mit Mühe erzieltes Ergebnis
What words are commonly confused with "Errungenschaft"?
"Errungenschaft" is commonly confused with "Errungenschaften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Errungenschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Errungenschaft" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁʊŋənʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Errungenschaft" come from?
"Errungenschaft" 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 "Errungenschaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bronzemedaille#25,483kalifornischen#25,618logischerweise#25,652Überschreitung#25,421

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

zusammenfassend21 variantsvorherrschende21 variantsorientalischen21 variantsselbständiger21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list