Which to use
“überhöht” is a verb and “unerhört” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,168
- “überhöht” frequency rank
- #25,801
- “unerhört” frequency rank
- 72969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überhöht | unerhört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs überhöhen | größer, stärker als zu erwarten ist |
Where the eye mixes überhöht and unerhört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. überhöht and unerhört follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: überhöht vs unerhört
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: überhöht is [ˌyːbɐˈhøːt] while unerhört is [ˌʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überhöht is recorded at frequency rank #47,168, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈhøːt]. unerhört is at rank #25,801, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t].
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 72969, this pair ranks #373,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of überhöht vs unerhört
Shared letters: ehrtö. Private to "überhöht": bü. Private to "unerhört": nu.
"überhöht" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC · "unerhört" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "überhöht" and "unerhört" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "überhöht" or "unerhört" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "überhöht" and "unerhört" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "überhöht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unerhört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überhöht" and "unerhört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überhöht vs überhöhten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #373,399 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.