Which to use
“erhöhten” and “erhöhtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,786
- “erhöhten” frequency rank
- #22,705
- “erhöhtes” frequency rank
- 29491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhöhten | erhöhtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhöht | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhöht |
Where the eye mixes erhöhten and erhöhtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erhöhten and erhöhtes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erhöhten with erhöhtes
A purely visual mix-up. erhöhten ([ɛɐ̯ˈhøːtn̩]) and erhöhtes ([ɛɐ̯ˈhøːtəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “erhöhten” becomes s in “erhöhtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhöhten is recorded at frequency rank #6,786, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːtn̩]. erhöhtes is at rank #22,705, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːtəs].
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 29491, this pair ranks #1,765,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erhöhten vs erhöhtes
Shared letters: ehrtö. Private to "erhöhten": n. Private to "erhöhtes": s.
"erhöhten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "erhöhtes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erhöhten" and "erhöhtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erhöhten" vs "erhöhtes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erhöhten" and "erhöhtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhöhten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhöhtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,765,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhöhten" and "erhöhtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhöhtes vs erholte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,765,850 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.