Which to use
“erheblich” and “erheblichem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,436
- “erheblich” frequency rank
- #30,035
- “erheblichem” frequency rank
- 33471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erheblich | erheblichem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | beträchtlich, ins Gewicht fallend, wichtig, ernst | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erheblich |
Where the eye mixes erheblich and erheblichem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. erheblich runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against erheblichem's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erheblich with erheblichem
A purely visual mix-up. erheblich ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪç]) and erheblichem ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçm̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “erheblich” sits inside “erheblichem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33471, 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]. erheblichem is at rank #30,035, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçm̩].
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 33471, this pair ranks #1,685,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erheblich vs erheblichem
Shared letters: bcehilr. Private to "erheblich": -. Private to "erheblichem": m.
"erheblich" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "erheblichem" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erheblich ← ehreblich · erehblich · erhbelich · erhebblich · erhebilch · erheblcih · erheblicch · erheblichh
- erheblichem ← ehreblichem · erehblichem · erhbelichem · erhebblichem · erhebilchem · erheblcihem · erheblicchem · erheblicehm
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erheblich" for "erheblichem" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erheblich" and "erheblichem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erheblich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erheblichem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,685,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erheblich" and "erheblichem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erheblichem vs erhebliches". 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 #1,685,303 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.