Which to use
“erhöht” and “erholte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,145
- “erhöht” frequency rank
- #33,570
- “erholte” frequency rank
- 35715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhöht | erholte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über einem bestimmten Niveau/Wert befindlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erholt |
Where the eye mixes erhöht and erholte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erhöht runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against erholte's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erhöht vs erholte
A purely visual mix-up. erhöht ([ɛɐ̯ˈhøːt]) and erholte ([ɛɐ̯ˈhoːltə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35715, 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]. erholte is at rank #33,570, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːltə].
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 35715, this pair ranks #1,633,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erhöht vs erholte
Shared letters: ehrt. Private to "erhöht": ö. Private to "erholte": lo.
"erhöht" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "erholte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erholte ← ehrolte · erhholte · erhlote · erholet · erhollte · erholtte · erhotle · erohlte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erhöht" and "erholte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "erhöht" vs "erholte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhöht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erholte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,633,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhöht" and "erholte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erholte vs ertönte". 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 #1,633,298 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.