Which to use
“erhebt” is a verb and “erneut” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,416
- “erhebt” frequency rank
- #989
- “erneut” frequency rank
- 7405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhebt | erneut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erheben | zum wiederholten Mal in Erscheinung tretend |
Where the eye mixes erhebt and erneut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between erhebt and erneut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erhebt is [ɛɐ̯ˈheːpt] while erneut is [ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7405, 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]. erneut is at rank #989, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯t].
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 7405, this pair ranks #1,988,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erhebt vs erneut
Shared letters: ert. Private to "erhebt": bh. Private to "erneut": nu.
"erhebt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "erneut" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erhebt" and "erneut" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "erhebt" or "erneut" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erhebt" and "erneut" 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 "erneut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhebt" and "erneut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhebt vs erhellt". 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 #1,988,280 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.