Which to use
“erhöhe” and “erhört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,534
- “erhöhe” frequency rank
- #35,748
- “erhört” frequency rank
- 66282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhöhe | erhört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhöhen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhören |
Where the eye mixes erhöhe and erhört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erhöhe (VCCVCV) and erhört (VCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: erhöhe vs erhört
A purely visual mix-up. erhöhe ([ɛɐ̯ˈhøːə]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhöhe is recorded at frequency rank #30,534, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːə]. 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 66282, this pair ranks #578,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhöhe vs erhört
Shared letters: ehrö. Private to "erhöhe": -. Private to "erhört": t.
"erhöhe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "erhört" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "erhöhe" vs "erhört" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erhöhe" and "erhört" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhöhe" 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 #578,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhöhe" and "erhört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbost vs erhört". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #578,470 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.