Which to use
“erhebliche” and “erhebliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,359
- “erhebliche” frequency rank
- #35,747
- “erhebliches” frequency rank
- 41106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhebliche | erhebliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erheblich |
Where the eye mixes erhebliche and erhebliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. erhebliche runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCV) against erhebliches's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erhebliche with erhebliches
A purely visual mix-up. erhebliche ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçə]) and erhebliches ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçəs]) 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 “erhebliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41106, 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]. erhebliches is at rank #35,747, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçəs].
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 41106, this pair ranks #1,489,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhebliche vs erhebliches
Shared letters: bcehilr. Private to "erhebliche": -. Private to "erhebliches": s.
"erhebliche" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "erhebliches" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erhebliche ← ehrebliche · erehbliche · erhbeliche · erhebbliche · erhebilche · erheblcihe · erheblicche · erhebliceh
- erhebliches ← ehrebliches · erehbliches · erhbeliches · erhebbliches · erhebilches · erheblcihes · erheblicches · erheblicehs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erhebliche" and "erhebliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erhebliche" or "erhebliches"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erhebliche" and "erhebliches" 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 "erhebliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,489,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhebliche" and "erhebliches" 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 #1,489,176 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.