erzwingen

/[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svɪŋən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,081

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

erzwingen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas (von jemandem) mit Zwang oder psychischem Druck erreichen Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svɪŋən]. Often confused with erzwingt and erzwungen.

Key facts for erzwingen
PropertyValue
Headworderzwingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svɪŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,081
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of erzwingen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erzwingen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svɪŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,081 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "etwas (von jemandem) mit Zwang oder psychischem Druck erreichen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for erzwingen, with forms such as "errzwingen", "erwzingen", and "erziwngen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "erzwingt", "erzwungen", "erzwungene", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is erzwingen, spelled E-R-Z-W-I-N-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (von jemandem) mit Zwang oder psychischem Druck erreichen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: errzwingen,erwzingen,erziwngen,erzwignen,erzwinegn,erzwingenn,erzwinggen,erzwingne,erzwinngen,erzwnigen,erzwwingen,erzzwingen,ezrwingen,rezwingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erzwingen

Misspelling Variants of "erzwingen"

errzwingen10erwzingen9erziwngen9erzwignen9erzwinegn9erzwingenn10erzwinggen10erzwingne9
Misspelling Variants of "erzwingen"

Frequency rank: #15,081 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erzwingen"?
"erzwingen" is spelled E-R-Z-W-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svɪŋən].
What does "erzwingen" mean?
As a verb, "erzwingen" means: etwas (von jemandem) mit Zwang oder psychischem Druck erreichen
What words are commonly confused with "erzwingen"?
"erzwingen" is commonly confused with "erzwingt", "erzwungen", "erzwungene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erzwingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erzwingen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erzwingen" come from?
"erzwingen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.