Which to use
“erhebliche” and “erheblichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,359
- “erhebliche” frequency rank
- #6,785
- “erheblichen” frequency rank
- 12144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhebliche | erheblichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich |
Where the eye mixes erhebliche and erheblichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between erhebliche and erheblichen
A purely visual mix-up. erhebliche ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçə]) and erheblichen ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçn̩]) 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) - “erhebliche” sits inside “erheblichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhebliche is recorded at frequency rank #5,359, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçə]. erheblichen is at rank #6,785, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçn̩].
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 12144, this pair ranks #1,965,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erhebliche vs erheblichen
Shared letters: bcehilr. Private to "erhebliche": -. Private to "erheblichen": n.
"erhebliche" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "erheblichen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erhebliche ← ehrebliche · erehbliche · erhbeliche · erhebbliche · erhebilche · erheblcihe · erheblicche · erhebliceh
- erheblichen ← ehreblichen · erehblichen · erhbelichen · erhebblichen · erhebilchen · erheblcihen · erheblicchen · erheblicehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erhebliche" and "erheblichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erhebliche" or "erheblichen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erhebliche" and "erheblichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhebliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erheblichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhebliche" and "erheblichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erheblichen 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 #1,965,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.