Which to use
“erhebe” and “erheben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,318
- “erhebe” frequency rank
- #5,077
- “erheben” frequency rank
- 44395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhebe | erheben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erheben | jemanden oder etwas (physisch oder gesellschaftlich) in eine höhere Position bringen |
Where the eye mixes erhebe and erheben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erhebe runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against erheben's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erhebe and erheben
A purely visual mix-up. erhebe ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːbə]) and erheben ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːbn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “erhebe” sits inside “erheben”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhebe is recorded at frequency rank #39,318, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːbə]. erheben is at rank #5,077, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːbn̩].
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 44395, this pair ranks #1,387,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhebe vs erheben
Shared letters: behr. Private to "erhebe": -. Private to "erheben": n.
"erhebe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "erheben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erhebe" and "erheben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erhebe" or "erheben" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erhebe" and "erheben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhebe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erheben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,387,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhebe" and "erheben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhebe vs erhöhe". 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 #1,387,559 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.