Which to use
“hervorrufen” and “hervorruft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,029
- “hervorrufen” frequency rank
- #33,109
- “hervorruft” frequency rank
- 50138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hervorrufen | hervorruft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Ursache oder der Grund von etwas sein | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hervorrufen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hervorrufen and hervorruft apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. hervorrufen ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁuːfn̩]) and hervorruft ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁuːft]) 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 50138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hervorrufen is recorded at frequency rank #17,029, classified as averb, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁuːfn̩]. hervorruft is at rank #33,109, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁuːft].
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 50138, this pair ranks #1,185,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hervorrufen vs hervorruft
Shared letters: efhoruv. Private to "hervorrufen": n. Private to "hervorruft": t.
"hervorrufen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "hervorruft" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hervorrufen ← ehrvorrufen · herovrrufen · herrvorrufen · hervorrfuen · hervorruefn · hervorrufenn · hervorruffen · hervorrufne
- hervorruft ← ehrvorruft · herovrruft · herrvorruft · hervorrfut · hervorrufft · hervorruftt · hervorrutf · hervoruft
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering hervorrufen vs hervorruft
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