Which to use
“erhobene” and “erhobenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,026
- “erhobene” frequency rank
- #12,273
- “erhobenen” frequency rank
- 45299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhobene | erhobenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhoben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhoben |
Where the eye mixes erhobene and erhobenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erhobene runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against erhobenen's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erhobene vs erhobenen
A purely visual mix-up. erhobene ([ɛɐ̯ˈhoːbənə]) and erhobenen ([ɛɐ̯ˈhoːbənən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “erhobene” sits inside “erhobenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhobene is recorded at frequency rank #33,026, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːbənə]. 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 45299, this pair ranks #1,357,762 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhobene vs erhobenen
Shared letters: behnor. Private to "erhobene": -. Private to "erhobenen": -.
"erhobene" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "erhobenen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erhobene" for "erhobenen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erhobene" vs "erhobenen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erhobene" and "erhobenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhobene" 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 #1,357,762 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhobene" and "erhobenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhabenen vs erhobene". 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 #1,357,762 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.