Which to use
“erhoben” is a verb and “erhobenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,243
- “erhoben” frequency rank
- #12,273
- “erhobenen” frequency rank
- 15516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhoben | erhobenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erheben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhoben |
Where the eye mixes erhoben and erhobenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erhoben runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against erhobenen's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erhoben and erhobenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erhoben is [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːbn̩] while erhobenen is [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːbənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “erhoben” sits inside “erhobenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhoben is recorded at frequency rank #3,243, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːbn̩]. erhobenen is at rank #12,273, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːbənən].
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 15516, this pair ranks #1,943,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erhoben vs erhobenen
Shared letters: behnor. Private to "erhoben": -. Private to "erhobenen": -.
"erhoben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "erhobenen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erhoben" for "erhobenen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erhoben" or "erhobenen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erhoben" and "erhobenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhoben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhobenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,943,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhoben" and "erhobenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhabenen vs erhobenen". 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 #1,943,254 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.