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.
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?
Frequency check: "hervorgehen" vs "hervorgehoben" - which ranks higher?
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.