Erhöhung
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈhøːʊŋ/
Erhöhung is spelled E-R-H-Ö-H-U-N-G (8 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written German, the 4,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erhöhung is a German feminine noun meaning “increase, elevation, rise, increment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Erhöhen, das Höhermachen von etwas”.
What does Erhöhung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineincrease, elevation, rise, increment
- 2
feminineenhancement
- 3
femininehill
- 4
feminineconversion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Erhöhen, das Höhermachen von etwas 2. Hügel, kleine Erhebung 3. Steigerung, Vergrößerung, Verstärkung 4. Anhebung des Ranges oder der sozialen Stellung
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 Erhöhung
- Erhöhungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erhöhung?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈhøːʊŋ/
- [ʔɛɐ̯ˈhøːʊŋ]
- [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erhöhung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erhöhung in German?
Erhöhung appears 18 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).