Which to use
“erhaben” and “erhobene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,276
- “erhaben” frequency rank
- #33,026
- “erhobene” frequency rank
- 60302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhaben | erhobene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (als Mensch) darüberstehend, unangreifbar; andere weit übertreffend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhoben |
Where the eye mixes erhaben and erhobene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erhaben runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against erhobene's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erhaben with erhobene
A purely visual mix-up. erhaben ([ˌɛɐ̯ˈhaːbn̩]) and erhobene ([ɛɐ̯ˈhoːbənə]) 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 60302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhaben is recorded at frequency rank #27,276, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌɛɐ̯ˈhaːbn̩]. erhobene is at rank #33,026, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːbənə].
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 60302, this pair ranks #792,077 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhaben vs erhobene
Shared letters: behnr. Private to "erhaben": a. Private to "erhobene": o.
"erhaben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "erhobene" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erhaben" and "erhobene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erhaben" or "erhobene" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhaben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhobene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #792,077 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhaben" and "erhobene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhabenen vs erhobene". 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 #792,077 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.