Which to use
“erhebt” and “erhört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,416
- “erhebt” frequency rank
- #35,748
- “erhört” frequency rank
- 42164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhebt | erhört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erheben | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhören |
Where the eye mixes erhebt and erhört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erhebt and erhört follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between erhebt and erhört
A purely visual mix-up. erhebt ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːpt]) and erhört ([ɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhebt is recorded at frequency rank #6,416, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːpt]. erhört is at rank #35,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t].
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 42164, this pair ranks #1,457,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhebt vs erhört
Shared letters: ehrt. Private to "erhebt": b. Private to "erhört": ö.
"erhebt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "erhört" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erhebt ← ehrebt · erehbt · erhbet · erhebbt · erhebtt · erhetb · erhhebt · errhebt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erhebt" and "erhört" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "erhebt" or "erhört"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erhebt" and "erhört" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhebt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,457,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhebt" and "erhört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbost vs erhört". 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 #1,457,650 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.