Which to use
“hervorheben” and “hervorzuheben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,562
- “hervorheben” frequency rank
- #15,391
- “hervorzuheben” frequency rank
- 38953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hervorheben | hervorzuheben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas im hohen Maße betonen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hervorheben |
Where the eye mixes hervorheben and hervorzuheben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. hervorheben runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCVC) against hervorzuheben's 13 (CVCCVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hervorheben and hervorzuheben
A purely visual mix-up. hervorheben ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩]) and hervorzuheben ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌheːbn̩]) 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 38953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hervorheben is recorded at frequency rank #23,562, classified as averb, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩]. hervorzuheben is at rank #15,391, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌheːbn̩].
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 38953, this pair ranks #1,550,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hervorheben vs hervorzuheben
Shared letters: behnorv. Private to "hervorheben": -. Private to "hervorzuheben": uz.
"hervorheben" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "hervorzuheben" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hervorheben ← ehrvorheben · herovrheben · herrvorheben · hervohreben · hervorehben · hervorhbeen · hervorhebben · hervorhebenn
- hervorzuheben ← ehrvorzuheben · herovrzuheben · herrvorzuheben · hervorrzuheben · hervoruzheben · hervorzhueben · hervorzuehben · hervorzuhbeen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hervorheben" and "hervorzuheben" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hervorheben" or "hervorzuheben"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hervorheben" and "hervorzuheben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hervorheben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hervorzuheben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,550,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hervorheben" and "hervorzuheben" 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 #1,550,178 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.