Which to use
“erhob” and “erhört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,065
- “erhob” frequency rank
- #35,748
- “erhört” frequency rank
- 47813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhob | erhört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erheben | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhören |
Where the eye mixes erhob and erhört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. erhob runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against erhört's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erhob vs erhört
A purely visual mix-up. erhob ([ɛɐ̯ˈhoːp]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhob is recorded at frequency rank #12,065, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːp]. 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 47813, this pair ranks #1,271,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhob vs erhört
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "erhob": bo. Private to "erhört": tö.
"erhob" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "erhört" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erhob ← ehrob · erhbo · erhhob · erhobb · erohb · errhob · rehob
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erhob" and "erhört" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erhob" or "erhört" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erhob" and "erhört" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhob" 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 #1,271,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhob" 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 #1,271,038 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.