Which to use
“erhobene” is an adjective and “erholen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,026
- “erhobene” frequency rank
- #10,466
- “erholen” frequency rank
- 43492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhobene | erholen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhoben | sich entspannen |
Where the eye mixes erhobene and erholen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erhobene runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against erholen's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erhobene vs erholen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erhobene is [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːbənə] while erholen is [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43492, 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]. erholen is at rank #10,466, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən].
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 43492, this pair ranks #1,416,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhobene vs erholen
Shared letters: ehnor. Private to "erhobene": b. Private to "erholen": l.
"erhobene" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "erholen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erhobene" for "erholen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "erhobene" or "erholen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erhobene" and "erholen" 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 "erholen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,416,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhobene" and "erholen" 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 #1,416,350 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.