Which to use
“gehoben” and “gelobten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,145
- “gehoben” frequency rank
- #49,707
- “gelobten” frequency rank
- 62852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehoben | gelobten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | höhergestellt (beruflich, sozial) | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gelobt |
Where the eye mixes gehoben and gelobten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gehoben and gelobten
A purely visual mix-up. gehoben ([ɡəˈhoːbn̩]) and gelobten ([ɡəˈloːptn̩]) 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 62852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehoben is recorded at frequency rank #13,145, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhoːbn̩]. gelobten is at rank #49,707, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈloːptn̩].
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 62852, this pair ranks #697,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehoben vs gelobten
Shared letters: begno. Private to "gehoben": h. Private to "gelobten": lt.
"gehoben" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gelobten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehoben" and "gelobten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gehoben" or "gelobten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gehoben" and "gelobten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehoben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelobten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #697,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehoben" and "gelobten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelebten vs gelobten". 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 #697,888 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.