Which to use
“ergebe” and “erheben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,110
- “ergebe” frequency rank
- #5,077
- “erheben” frequency rank
- 34187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ergebe | erheben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ergeben | jemanden oder etwas (physisch oder gesellschaftlich) in eine höhere Position bringen |
Where the eye mixes ergebe and erheben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ergebe runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against erheben's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ergebe and erheben
A purely visual mix-up. ergebe ([ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbə]) and erheben ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːbn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ergebe is recorded at frequency rank #29,110, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbə]. erheben is at rank #5,077, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːbn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 34187, this pair ranks #1,669,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ergebe vs erheben
Shared letters: ber. Private to "ergebe": g. Private to "erheben": hn.
"ergebe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "erheben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ergebe" and "erheben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ergebe" or "erheben"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ergebe" and "erheben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ergebe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erheben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,669,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ergebe" and "erheben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ergebe vs erhebe". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,669,117 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.