hervorheben

/[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,562

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

hervorheben is aGermanverb. It means: etwas im hohen Maße betonen Pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩]. Often confused with Hervorhebung and hervorzuheben.

Key facts for hervorheben
PropertyValue
Headwordhervorheben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#23,562
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hervorheben in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hervorheben is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,562 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for hervorheben, with forms such as "ehrvorheben", "herovrheben", and "herrvorheben". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Hervorhebung", "hervorzuheben", "hervorgehen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is hervorheben, spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-H-E-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas im hohen Maße betonen
  2. 2
    etwas deutlich herausstreichen
  3. 3
    sich in einer Menge durch ein qualitativ höherwertiges Merkmal unterscheiden, deutlich werden

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehrvorheben,herovrheben,herrvorheben,hervohreben,hervorehben,hervorhbeen,hervorhebben,hervorhebenn,hervorhebne,hervorheebn,hervorhheben,hervorrheben,hervroheben,hervvorheben,hevrorheben,hhervorheben,hrevorheben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hervorheben

Misspelling Variants of "hervorheben"

ehrvorheben11herovrheben11herrvorheben12hervohreben11hervorehben11hervorhbeen11hervorhebben12hervorhebenn12
Misspelling Variants of "hervorheben"

Frequency rank: #23,562 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hervorheben"?
"hervorheben" is spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-H-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩].
What does "hervorheben" mean?
As a verb, "hervorheben" means: etwas im hohen Maße betonen
What words are commonly confused with "hervorheben"?
"hervorheben" is commonly confused with "Hervorhebung", "hervorzuheben", "hervorgehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hervorheben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hervorheben" is [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hervorheben" come from?
"hervorheben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.