Which to use
“hervorgehen” and “hervorgeht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,612
- “hervorgehen” frequency rank
- #15,390
- “hervorgeht” frequency rank
- 47002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hervorgehen | hervorgeht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (auch figurativ) aus etwas entstehen; aus etwas resultieren; durch etwas bedingt sein; sich aus etwas ergeben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hervorgehen |
Where the eye mixes hervorgehen and hervorgeht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. hervorgehen runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCVC) against hervorgeht's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hervorgehen vs hervorgeht
A purely visual mix-up. hervorgehen ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]) and hervorgeht ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːt]) 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 47002, 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]. hervorgeht is at rank #15,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːt].
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 47002, this pair ranks #1,299,627 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hervorgehen vs hervorgeht
Shared letters: eghorv. Private to "hervorgehen": n. Private to "hervorgeht": t.
"hervorgehen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "hervorgeht" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hervorgehen ← ehrvorgehen · herovrgehen · herrvorgehen · hervogrehen · hervoreghen · hervorgeehn · hervorgehenn · hervorgehhen
- hervorgeht ← ehrvorgeht · herovrgeht · herrvorgeht · hervogreht · hervoreght · hervorgehht · hervorgehtt · hervorgeth
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hervorgehen" for "hervorgeht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hervorgehen" vs "hervorgeht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "hervorgeht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,299,627 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hervorgehen" and "hervorgeht" 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 #1,299,627 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.