Which to use
“erhöhte” and “erhöhten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,875
- “erhöhte” frequency rank
- #6,786
- “erhöhten” frequency rank
- 11661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhöhte | erhöhten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhöht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhöht |
Where the eye mixes erhöhte and erhöhten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erhöhte runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against erhöhten's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erhöhte and erhöhten
A purely visual mix-up. erhöhte ([ɛɐ̯ˈhøːtə]) and erhöhten ([ɛɐ̯ˈhøːtn̩]) 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) - “erhöhte” sits inside “erhöhten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhöhte is recorded at frequency rank #4,875, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːtə]. erhöhten is at rank #6,786, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːtn̩].
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 11661, this pair ranks #1,968,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erhöhte vs erhöhten
Shared letters: ehrtö. Private to "erhöhte": -. Private to "erhöhten": n.
"erhöhte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "erhöhten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erhöhte" for "erhöhten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "erhöhte" or "erhöhten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erhöhte" and "erhöhten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhöhte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhöhten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhöhte" and "erhöhten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erachte vs erhöhte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,968,623 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.