gehoben
[ɡəˈhoːbn̩]
The verdict
“gehoben” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,145 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #13,145
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - höhergestellt (beruflich, sozial)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gehoben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈhoːbn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,145 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gehoben” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gehoben is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈhoːbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,145 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1höhergestellt (beruflich, sozial)
- 2vornehm, gewählt (sprachlich, stilistisch)
- 3in feierlicher, guter Stimmung
- 4anspruchsvoll bei Bedarfsgütern
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “gehoben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-H-O-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈhoːbn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gelben” - see the side-by-side comparison. gehoben vs gelben
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.