erhöht

[ɛɐ̯ˈhøːt]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhøːt]/ adj

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The verdict

“erhöht” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,145. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,145
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über einem bestimmten Niveau/Wert befindlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-erhoht · erhöht · German

erhöht · rank #2,145 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,145
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eis

Nearest frequency peer: Eis (-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 „erhöht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erhöht“ 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).

erhöht vs erholt
67% similar
erhöht vs erlöst
67% similar
erhöht vs ertönt
67% similar

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

Key facts for erhöht
PropertyValue
Headworderhöht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈhøːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,145
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erhöht“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Eis“ (#2,144), „erscheinen“ (#2,146), „Einrichtung“ (#2,143). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erhöht“ bei #2,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around erhöht (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,145 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "über einem bestimmten Niveau/Wert befindlich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for erhöht, with forms such as "ehröht", "erhhöht", and "erhhöt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "erholt", "erlöst", "ertönt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is erhöht, spelled E-R-H-Ö-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    über einem bestimmten Niveau/Wert befindlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how erhöht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Wie wichtig es ist, erhöhten Blutdruck frühzeitig zu senken, zeigte unter anderem eine große US-Studie von 2015.“
  2. „Leicht erhöht steht inmitten dieses seltsamen Labors eine Marmorskulptur, genauer: die Nachbildung eines gefesselten Prometheus aus dem Jahr 1762.“

This word in other languages

raised(English)alto(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehröht
  • erhhöht
  • erhhöt
  • erhöhht
  • erhöhtt
  • erhöth
  • errhöht
  • eröhht
  • rehöht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erhöht - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehröht2erhhöht1erhhöt2erhöhht1erhöhtt1erhöth2errhöht1eröhht2
Edit distance from "erhöht"

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 "erhöht"?
"erhöht" is spelled E-R-H-Ö-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːt].
What does "erhöht" mean?
As an adjective, "erhöht" means: über einem bestimmten Niveau/Wert befindlich
What words are commonly confused with "erhöht"?
"erhöht" is commonly confused with "erholt", "erlöst", "ertönt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erhöht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erhöht" is [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erhöht" come from?
"erhöht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gelang#2,152Zugang#2,134kommst#2,162Syrien#2,128

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

eigener9 variantsgewinnt9 variantssteigen9 variantsnamens9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list