Which to use
“ergeht” is a verb and “erhöht” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,324
- “ergeht” frequency rank
- #2,145
- “erhöht” frequency rank
- 24469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ergeht | erhöht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ergehen | über einem bestimmten Niveau/Wert befindlich |
Where the eye mixes ergeht and erhöht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ergeht and erhöht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ergeht vs erhöht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ergeht is [ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːt] while erhöht is [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24469, 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]. erhöht is at rank #2,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːt].
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 24469, this pair ranks #1,847,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ergeht vs erhöht
Shared letters: ehrt. Private to "ergeht": g. Private to "erhöht": ö.
"ergeht" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "erhöht" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ergeht ← egreht · ereght · ergehht · ergehtt · ergeth · erggeht · erghet · errgeht
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ergeht" and "erhöht" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ergeht" or "erhöht"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ergeht" and "erhöht" 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 "erhöht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,847,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ergeht" and "erhöht" 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 #1,847,177 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.