erhebliche

[ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erhebliche” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,359
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich

Corpus desk

Index DE-erhebliche · erhebliche · German

erhebliche · rank #5,359 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,359
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erfreut

Nearest frequency peer: erfreut (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „erhebliche“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „erhebliche“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

erhebliche vs erheblichen
91% similar
erhebliche vs erheblicher
91% similar
erhebliche vs erheblichem
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for erhebliche
PropertyValue
Headworderhebliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,359
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erhebliche“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erheblicheliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erfreut“ (#5,358), „erläutert“ (#5,360), „Episode“ (#5,357). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erhebliche“ bei #5,359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around erhebliche (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,359 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for erhebliche, with forms such as "ehrebliche", "erehbliche", and "erhbeliche". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "erheblichen", "erheblicher", "erheblichem", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erhebliche, spelled E-R-H-E-B-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrebliche
  • erehbliche
  • erhbeliche
  • erhebbliche
  • erhebilche
  • erheblcihe
  • erheblicche
  • erhebliceh
  • erheblichhe
  • erheblihce
  • erheblliche
  • erhelbiche
  • erhhebliche
  • errhebliche
  • rehebliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erhebliche - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ehrebliche2erehbliche2erhbeliche2erhebbliche1erhebilche2erheblcihe2erheblicche1erhebliceh2
Edit distance from "erhebliche"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erhebliche"?
"erhebliche" is spelled E-R-H-E-B-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçə].
What does "erhebliche" mean?
As an adjective, "erhebliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erheblich
What words are commonly confused with "erhebliche"?
"erhebliche" is commonly confused with "erheblichen", "erheblicher", "erheblichem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erhebliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erhebliche" is [ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erhebliche" come from?
"erhebliche" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erhebliche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

festhalten#5,363Einzelfall#5,354beinhaltet#5,345Begleitung#5,344

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

geschätzt15 variantsKennzeichen15 variantsverstehst15 variantsMissbrauch15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list