Which to use
“erheblichen” and “erheblicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,785
- “erheblichen” frequency rank
- #14,793
- “erheblicher” frequency rank
- 21578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erheblichen | erheblicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erheblich |
Where the eye mixes erheblichen and erheblicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. erheblichen and erheblicher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erheblichen with erheblicher
A purely visual mix-up. erheblichen ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçn̩]) and erheblicher ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “erheblichen” becomes r in “erheblicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erheblichen is recorded at frequency rank #6,785, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçn̩]. erheblicher is at rank #14,793, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçɐ].
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 21578, this pair ranks #1,884,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erheblichen vs erheblicher
Shared letters: bcehilr. Private to "erheblichen": n. Private to "erheblicher": -.
"erheblichen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC · "erheblicher" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erheblichen ← ehreblichen · erehblichen · erhbelichen · erhebblichen · erhebilchen · erheblcihen · erheblicchen · erheblicehn
- erheblicher ← ehreblicher · erehblicher · erhbelicher · erhebblicher · erhebilcher · erheblciher · erhebliccher · erheblicehr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erheblichen" and "erheblicher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erheblichen" vs "erheblicher" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erheblichen" and "erheblicher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erheblichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erheblicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,884,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erheblichen" and "erheblicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erheblicher 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 #1,884,596 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.