erheben
German, verb
erheben is spelled E-R-H-E-B-E-N (7 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 5,079th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erheben is a German verb meaning “to raise, lift (one's arm, voice, glass, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Erheben is a different word: “gerund of erheben”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemanden oder etwas (physisch oder gesellschaftlich) in eine höhere Position bringen”.
What does erheben mean in English?
verb
- 1
to raise, lift (one's arm, voice, glass, etc.)
- 2
to levy, charge
- 3
to gather, collect (e.g. data, material)
- 4
to bring (charges)
Anklage erheben
- 5
to rise (to one's feet, from one's seat, etc.)
- 6
to rise (e.g. of a mountain or tower)
- 7
to rise up
sich gegen etwas erheben
- 8
to feel superior
sich über jemand erheben
noun
- 1
neutergerund of erheben
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemanden oder etwas (physisch oder gesellschaftlich) in eine höhere Position bringen 2. in die Höhe aufragen 3. aufstehen, sich in die Senkrechte begeben 4. Informationen/Daten ermitteln, sammeln
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of erheben
- erhebt present singular third-person
- erhob past
- erhub archaic past
- erhoben participle past
- erhöbe past subjunctive
- erhübe archaic past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 6 strong
- erhebend participle present
- erhebe first-person indicative present
- erhebst indicative present second-person
- erhebest second-person singular subjunctive
- erhebet plural second-person subjunctive
- erhuben archaic first-person indicative
- erhöben first-person formal plural
- erhüben archaic first-person formal
- erhobst indicative preterite second-person
- erhubst archaic indicative preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to erheben
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is erheben in German?
erheben appears 15 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).