Which to use
“Erhebung” and “Erhebungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,165
- “Erhebung” frequency rank
- #15,344
- “Erhebungen” frequency rank
- 20509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Erhebung | Erhebungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleiner Hügel | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erhebung |
Where the eye mixes Erhebung and Erhebungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Erhebung runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against Erhebungen's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Erhebung and Erhebungen
A purely visual mix-up. Erhebung ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːbʊŋ]) and Erhebungen ([ɛɐ̯ˈheːbʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Erhebung” sits inside “Erhebungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Erhebung is recorded at frequency rank #5,165, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːbʊŋ]. Erhebungen is at rank #15,344, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈheːbʊŋən].
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 20509, this pair ranks #1,896,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Erhebung vs Erhebungen
Shared letters: beghnru. Private to "Erhebung": -. Private to "Erhebungen": -.
"Erhebung" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "Erhebungen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Erhebung ← ehrebung · erehbung · erhbeung · erhebbung · erhebnug · erhebugn · erhebungg · erhebunng
- Erhebungen ← ehrebungen · erehbungen · erhbeungen · erhebbungen · erhebnugen · erhebugnen · erhebunegn · erhebungenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Erhebung" and "Erhebungen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Erhebung" vs "Erhebungen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Erhebung" and "Erhebungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Erhebung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Erhebungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,896,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Erhebung" and "Erhebungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Erhebungen vs Erhöhungen". 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 #1,896,872 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.