erzwang

[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaŋ]/ verb

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The verdict

“erzwang” is uncommon German (frequency #60,541 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,541
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erzwingen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erzwang · erzwang · German

erzwang · rank #60,541 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,541
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erzbistums

Nearest frequency peer: Erzbistums (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „erzwang“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „erzwang“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erzwang
PropertyValue
Headworderzwang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,541
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erzwang“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erzwangfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erzbistums“ (#60,540), „erübrigen“ (#60,542), „Erstauflage“ (#60,539). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erzwang“ bei #60,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erzwang is uncommon German at frequency #60,541 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

erzwang has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is erzwang, spelled E-R-Z-W-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erzwingen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erzwingen

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 "erzwang"?
"erzwang" is spelled E-R-Z-W-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaŋ].
What does "erzwang" mean?
As a verb, "erzwang" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erzwingen
How do you pronounce "erzwang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erzwang" is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erzwang" come from?
"erzwang" 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 "erzwang", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

funkelt#60,585dumpfer#60,490Dittmar#60,476Gessler#60,612

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list