erzwingen

[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svɪŋən]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“erzwingen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,081. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,081
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas (von jemandem) mit Zwang oder psychischem Druck erreichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erzwingen · erzwingen · German

erzwingen · rank #15,081 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,081
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Facharzt

Nearest frequency peer: Facharzt (+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 „erzwingen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erzwingen“ 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).

erzwingen vs erzwingt
78% similar
erzwingen vs erzwungen
89% similar
erzwingen vs erzwungene
80% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erzwingen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erzwingenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Facharzt“ (#15,082), „falk“ (#15,083), „errichteten“ (#15,078). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erzwingen“ bei #15,081. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around erzwingen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡svɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,081 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas (von jemandem) mit Zwang oder psychischem Druck erreichen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for erzwingen, with forms such as "errzwingen", "erwzingen", and "erziwngen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "erzwingt", "erzwungen", "erzwungene", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 erzwingen, spelled E-R-Z-W-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Damals kommentierten rund 36.000 deutsche Nutzer die neuen Regeln und erzwangen so eine Überarbeitung.“
  2. „Zudem – so die zweite Hoffnung – könnte die Mittelschicht endlich Reformen in Afrikas kaputten Bildungs- und Gesundheitssystemen erzwingen.“

Synonyms

durchboxendurchbringendurchdrückendurchsetzenforcieren

Antonyms

überzeugenverführen

This word in other languages

force(English)forzar(Español)forcer(Français)forçar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • errzwingen
  • erwzingen
  • erziwngen
  • erzwignen
  • erzwinegn
  • erzwingenn
  • erzwinggen
  • erzwingne
  • erzwinngen
  • erzwnigen
  • erzwwingen
  • erzzwingen
  • ezrwingen
  • rezwingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

errzwingen1erwzingen2erziwngen2erzwignen2erzwinegn2erzwingenn1erzwinggen1erzwingne2
Edit distance from "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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

doppelter#15,065digitaler#15,064Gelächter#15,101gestochen#15,108

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

fokussiert14 variantsgeeigneter14 variantsbeständig14 variantskommerzielle14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list