hervorgehenvshervorgehobenWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“hervorgehen” and “hervorgehoben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,612
“hervorgehen” frequency rank
#14,093
“hervorgehoben” frequency rank
45705
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hervorgehen hervorgehoben
Definition (auch figurativ) aus etwas entstehen; aus etwas resultieren; durch etwas bedingt sein; sich aus etwas ergeben Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hervorheben

Where the eye mixes hervorgehen and hervorgehoben

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. hervorgehen runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCVC) against hervorgehoben's 13 (CVCCVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
hervorgehen
13 ch
hervorgehoben

Visual trap between hervorgehen and hervorgehoben

A purely visual mix-up. hervorgehen ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]) and hervorgehoben ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌhoːbn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hervorgehen is recorded at frequency rank #31,612, classified as averb, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]. hervorgehoben is at rank #14,093, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌhoːbn̩].

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 45705, this pair ranks #1,343,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hervorgehen vs hervorgehoben

Shared letters: eghnorv. Private to "hervorgehen": -. Private to "hervorgehoben": b.

"hervorgehen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC  ·  "hervorgehoben" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hervorgehen ← ehrvorgehen · herovrgehen · herrvorgehen · hervogrehen · hervoreghen · hervorgeehn · hervorgehenn · hervorgehhen
  • hervorgehoben ← ehrvorgehoben · herovrgehoben · herrvorgehoben · hervogrehoben · hervoreghoben · hervorgehboen · hervorgehhoben · hervorgehobben

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hervorgehen" and "hervorgehoben" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən] versus [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌhoːbn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hervorgehen" vs "hervorgehoben" - which ranks higher?
"hervorgehoben" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,093 in our German list, against #31,612 for "hervorgehen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hervorgehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hervorgehoben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,343,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hervorgehen" and "hervorgehoben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hervorgehen vs hervorheben". 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 #1,343,974 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list