Which to use
“erholt” and “erhört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,467
- “erholt” frequency rank
- #35,748
- “erhört” frequency rank
- 46215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erholt | erhört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erholen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhören |
Where the eye mixes erholt and erhört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erholt and erhört follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erholt with erhört
A purely visual mix-up. erholt ([ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlt]) and erhört ([ɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t]) 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 46215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erholt is recorded at frequency rank #10,467, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlt]. erhört is at rank #35,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t].
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 46215, this pair ranks #1,326,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erholt vs erhört
Shared letters: ehrt. Private to "erholt": lo. Private to "erhört": ö.
"erholt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "erhört" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erholt ← ehrolt · erhholt · erhlot · erhollt · erholtt · erhotl · erohlt · errholt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erholt" for "erhört" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erholt" or "erhört"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erholt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,326,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erholt" and "erhört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbost vs erhört". 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 #1,326,672 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.