Which to use
“ergehen” and “erhöhen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,277
- “ergehen” frequency rank
- #2,954
- “erhöhen” frequency rank
- 20231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ergehen | erhöhen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | offiziell ausgestellt/festgestellt/zugestellt werden | etwas anheben, steigen lassen, größer machen |
Where the eye mixes ergehen and erhöhen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ergehen and erhöhen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ergehen vs erhöhen
A purely visual mix-up. ergehen ([ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːən]) and erhöhen ([ɛɐ̯ˈhøːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ergehen is recorded at frequency rank #17,277, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːən]. erhöhen is at rank #2,954, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːən].
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 20231, this pair ranks #1,899,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ergehen vs erhöhen
Shared letters: ehnr. Private to "ergehen": g. Private to "erhöhen": ö.
"ergehen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "erhöhen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ergehen ← egrehen · ereghen · ergeehn · ergehenn · ergehhen · ergehne · erggehen · ergheen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ergehen" and "erhöhen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ergehen" vs "erhöhen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ergehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhöhen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,899,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ergehen" and "erhöhen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ergehen vs erwehren". 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 #1,899,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.