Which to use
“erheblich” and “erhebliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,436
- “erheblich” frequency rank
- #5,359
- “erhebliche” frequency rank
- 8795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erheblich | erhebliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | beträchtlich, ins Gewicht fallend, wichtig, ernst | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich |
Where the eye mixes erheblich and erhebliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. erheblich runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against erhebliche's 10 (VCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erheblich with erhebliche
A purely visual mix-up. erheblich ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪç]) and erhebliche ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçə]) 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) - “erheblich” sits inside “erhebliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erheblich is recorded at frequency rank #3,436, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪç]. erhebliche is at rank #5,359, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçə].
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 8795, this pair ranks #1,982,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erheblich vs erhebliche
Shared letters: bcehilr. Private to "erheblich": -. Private to "erhebliche": -.
"erheblich" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "erhebliche" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erheblich ← ehreblich · erehblich · erhbelich · erhebblich · erhebilch · erheblcih · erheblicch · erheblichh
- erhebliche ← ehrebliche · erehbliche · erhbeliche · erhebbliche · erhebilche · erheblcihe · erheblicche · erhebliceh
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erheblich" and "erhebliche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erheblich" or "erhebliche"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erheblich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhebliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erheblich" and "erhebliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erblich vs erheblich". 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 #1,982,796 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.