Which to use
“ergeht” and “erhebt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,324
- “ergeht” frequency rank
- #6,416
- “erhebt” frequency rank
- 28740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ergeht | erhebt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ergehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erheben |
Where the eye mixes ergeht and erhebt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ergeht and erhebt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ergeht and erhebt
A purely visual mix-up. ergeht ([ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːt]) and erhebt ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːpt]) 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 28740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ergeht is recorded at frequency rank #22,324, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːt]. erhebt is at rank #6,416, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːpt].
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 28740, this pair ranks #1,779,446 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ergeht vs erhebt
Shared letters: ehrt. Private to "ergeht": g. Private to "erhebt": b.
"ergeht" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "erhebt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ergeht" for "erhebt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ergeht" or "erhebt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ergeht" and "erhebt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ergeht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhebt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,779,446 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ergeht" and "erhebt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eight vs ergeht". 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 #1,779,446 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.