Erzählungen

[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlʊŋən]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlʊŋən]/ noun

The verdict

“Erzählungen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,314. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,314
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erzählung

Corpus desk

Index DE-erzahlungen · Erzählungen · German

Erzählungen · rank #7,314 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,314
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ernte

Nearest frequency peer: Ernte (-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 „Erzählungen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Erzählungen“ 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).

Erzählungen vs Erzählung
82% similar
Erzählungen vs Erfahrungen
73% similar
Erzählungen vs Erwähnungen
82% similar

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

Key facts for Erzählungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordErzählungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlʊŋən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,314
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erzählungen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Erzählungenliegt 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: „Ernte“ (#7,313), „etabliert“ (#7,315), „ergänzen“ (#7,312). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erzählungen“ bei #7,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Erzählungen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlʊŋən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,314 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erzählungen, with forms such as "errzählungen", "erzhälungen", and "erzzählungen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Erzählung", "Erfahrungen", "Erwähnungen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Erzählungen, spelled E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erzählung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Erzählung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Erzählung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Erzählung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • errzählungen
  • erzhälungen
  • erzzählungen
  • erzähhlungen
  • erzähllungen
  • erzählnugen
  • erzählugnen
  • erzählunegn
  • erzählungenn
  • erzählunggen
  • erzählungne
  • erzählunngen
  • erzähulngen
  • erzälhungen
  • eräzhlungen
  • ezrählungen
  • rezählungen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

errzählungen1erzhälungen2erzzählungen1erzähhlungen1erzähllungen1erzählnugen2erzählugnen2erzählunegn2
Edit distance from "Erzählungen"

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 "Erzählungen"?
"Erzählungen" is spelled E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlʊŋən].
What does "Erzählungen" mean?
As a noun, "Erzählungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erzählung
What words are commonly confused with "Erzählungen"?
"Erzählungen" is commonly confused with "Erzählung", "Erfahrungen", "Erwähnungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erzählungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erzählungen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erzählungen" come from?
"Erzählungen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list