Which to use
“erhöht” and “erhöhter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,145
- “erhöht” frequency rank
- #15,874
- “erhöhter” frequency rank
- 18019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhöht | erhöhter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über einem bestimmten Niveau/Wert befindlich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhöht |
Where the eye mixes erhöht and erhöhter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erhöht runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against erhöhter's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erhöht vs erhöhter
A purely visual mix-up. erhöht ([ɛɐ̯ˈhøːt]) and erhöhter ([ɛɐ̯ˈhøːtɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “erhöht” sits inside “erhöhter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhöht is recorded at frequency rank #2,145, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːt]. erhöhter is at rank #15,874, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːtɐ].
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 18019, this pair ranks #1,922,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erhöht vs erhöhter
Shared letters: ehrtö. Private to "erhöht": -. Private to "erhöhter": -.
"erhöht" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "erhöhter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erhöht" for "erhöhter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erhöht" or "erhöhter"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhöht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhöhter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,922,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhöht" and "erhöhter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhöhter vs erholte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,922,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.