Which to use
“hervorgehen” and “hervorheben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,612
- “hervorgehen” frequency rank
- #23,562
- “hervorheben” frequency rank
- 55174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hervorgehen | hervorheben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (auch figurativ) aus etwas entstehen; aus etwas resultieren; durch etwas bedingt sein; sich aus etwas ergeben | etwas im hohen Maße betonen |
Where the eye mixes hervorgehen and hervorheben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. hervorgehen and hervorheben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hervorgehen vs hervorheben
A purely visual mix-up. hervorgehen ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]) and hervorheben ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩]) 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 55174, 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]. hervorheben is at rank #23,562, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩].
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 55174, this pair ranks #989,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hervorgehen vs hervorheben
Shared letters: ehnorv. Private to "hervorgehen": g. Private to "hervorheben": b.
"hervorgehen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "hervorheben" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hervorgehen ← ehrvorgehen · herovrgehen · herrvorgehen · hervogrehen · hervoreghen · hervorgeehn · hervorgehenn · hervorgehhen
- hervorheben ← ehrvorheben · herovrheben · herrvorheben · hervohreben · hervorehben · hervorhbeen · hervorhebben · hervorhebenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hervorgehen" for "hervorheben" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hervorgehen" vs "hervorheben" - 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 "hervorheben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #989,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hervorgehen" and "hervorheben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hervorheben vs Hervorhebung". 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 #989,877 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.