Which to use
“erhabene” and “erhobene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,844
- “erhabene” frequency rank
- #33,026
- “erhobene” frequency rank
- 76870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhabene | erhobene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhaben | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhoben |
Where the eye mixes erhabene and erhobene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erhabene and erhobene follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erhabene with erhobene
A purely visual mix-up. erhabene ([ˌɛɐ̯ˈhaːbənə]) 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 a single letter - a in “erhabene” becomes o in “erhobene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhabene is recorded at frequency rank #43,844, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌɛɐ̯ˈhaːbənə]. 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 76870, this pair ranks #273,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of erhabene vs erhobene
Shared letters: behnr. Private to "erhabene": a. Private to "erhobene": o.
"erhabene" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "erhobene" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erhabene" for "erhobene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erhabene" vs "erhobene" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erhabene" and "erhobene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhabene" 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 #273,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhabene" and "erhobene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhabene vs erhabenen". 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 #273,768 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.