Which to use
“erhöhte” and “erholte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,875
- “erhöhte” frequency rank
- #33,570
- “erholte” frequency rank
- 38445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhöhte | erholte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhöht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erholt |
Where the eye mixes erhöhte and erholte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. erhöhte and erholte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: erhöhte vs erholte
A purely visual mix-up. erhöhte ([ɛɐ̯ˈhøːtə]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38445, 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]. 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 38445, this pair ranks #1,563,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erhöhte vs erholte
Shared letters: ehrt. Private to "erhöhte": ö. Private to "erholte": lo.
"erhöhte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "erholte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erholte ← ehrolte · erhholte · erhlote · erholet · erhollte · erholtte · erhotle · erohlte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erhöhte" and "erholte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "erhöhte" or "erholte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhöhte" 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 #1,563,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhöhte" 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 #1,563,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.