Which to use
“erhält” and “erhellt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,548
- “erhält” frequency rank
- #39,916
- “erhellt” frequency rank
- 41464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhält | erhellt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhalten | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erhellen |
Same sound, different letters: erhält vs erhellt
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - erhält and erhellt
This is the hard kind. erhält and erhellt are pronounced identically ([ɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt]) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhält is recorded at frequency rank #1,548, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt]. erhellt is at rank #39,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt].
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 41464, this pair ranks #1,478,574 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhält vs erhellt
Shared letters: ehlrt. Private to "erhält": ä. Private to "erhellt": -.
"erhält" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "erhellt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erhellt ← ehrellt · erehllt · erhelltt · erhelt · erheltl · erhhellt · erhlelt · errhellt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erhält" and "erhellt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "erhält" or "erhellt"?
After this comparison
"erhält" and "erhellt" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhält" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhellt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,478,574 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhält" and "erhellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhellen vs erhellt". 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 #1,478,574 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.