gehoben

[ɡəˈhoːbn̩]

/[ɡəˈhoːbn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gehoben” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,145. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,145
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höhergestellt (beruflich, sozial)

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehoben · gehoben · German

gehoben · rank #13,145 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,145
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gangster

Nearest frequency peer: Gangster (-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 „gehoben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gehoben“ 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).

gehoben vs gelben
71% similar
gehoben vs gehöre
57% similar
gehoben vs groben
71% similar

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

Key facts for gehoben
PropertyValue
Headwordgehoben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈhoːbn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,145
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gehoben“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gehobenliegt 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: „Gangster“ (#13,144), „Gehälter“ (#13,146), „gelangten“ (#13,147). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gehoben“ bei #13,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gehoben (IPA [ɡəˈhoːbn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,145 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gehoben, with forms such as "eghoben", "gehboen", and "gehhoben". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gelben", "gehöre", "groben", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gehoben, spelled G-E-H-O-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    höhergestellt (beruflich, sozial)
  2. 2
    vornehm, gewählt (sprachlich, stilistisch)
  3. 3
    in feierlicher, guter Stimmung
  4. 4
    anspruchsvoll bei Bedarfsgütern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Genagelte Schuhe, Manschetten-Hemden und Nadelstreif-Anzug: Wer im Private Banking, dem Beratungsgeschäft für gehobene Privatkunden, Karriere machen will, der darf nicht auf althergebrachte Klischees setzen.
  2. Ehebruch, Liebesschwüre, Enttäuschung, Eifersüchteleien, Genußsucht, ziemlich scheinhafte Treue und auch die Vorurteile stellen sich dar im gehobenen Stil des 19. Jahrhunderts.

Synonyms

arriviertelitärerlesenhochstehendnobelelegantgeistreichkultiviertkunstvollpoetischerhabenfeierlichfestlichfröhlichgrandiosstimmungsvollweihevollwürdevollanspruchsvollluxuriös

Antonyms

gewöhnlichüblicheinfachniedrigalltäglichbanalholperigholprigniveaulosungeschickternstgelangweiltniedergedrücktniedergeschlagentrauriganspruchslosbilligminderwertig

This word in other languages

upscale(English)elevado(Español)élevé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eghoben
  • gehboen
  • gehhoben
  • gehobben
  • gehobenn
  • gehobne
  • gehoebn
  • geohben
  • ggehoben
  • gheoben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gehoben - 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.

eghoben2gehboen2gehhoben1gehobben1gehobenn1gehobne2gehoebn2geohben2
Edit distance from "gehoben"

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 "gehoben"?
"gehoben" is spelled G-E-H-O-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhoːbn̩].
What does "gehoben" mean?
As an adjective, "gehoben" means: höhergestellt (beruflich, sozial)
What words are commonly confused with "gehoben"?
"gehoben" is commonly confused with "gelben", "gehöre", "groben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gehoben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gehoben" is [ɡəˈhoːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gehoben" come from?
"gehoben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

klickt10 variantsKolumne10 variantsAusdauer10 variantsAnnahmen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list