hervorheben

[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩]

/[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“hervorheben” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,562. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,562
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas im hohen Maße betonen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hervorheben · hervorheben · German

hervorheben · rank #23,562 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,562
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herrschende

Nearest frequency peer: herrschende (-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 „hervorheben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hervorheben“ 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).

hervorheben vs Hervorhebung
75% similar
hervorheben vs hervorzuheben
85% similar
hervorheben vs hervorgehen
82% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hervorheben“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hervorhebenliegt 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: „herrschende“ (#23,561), „hetzt“ (#23,563), „Henderson“ (#23,560). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hervorheben“ bei #23,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around hervorheben (IPA [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,562 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for hervorheben, with forms such as "ehrvorheben", "herovrheben", and "herrvorheben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hervorheben, spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-H-E-B-E-N.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hebt gerne seine gute Bildung hervor.
  2. Bei diesem Bild möchte ich vor allem die ungewohnte Pinselführung hervorheben.

Synonyms

akzentuierenbekräftigenunterstreichenherausstellenauffallenherausragen

This word in other languages

highlight(English)destacar(Español)souligner(Français)

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

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

ehrvorheben2herovrheben2herrvorheben1hervohreben2hervorehben2hervorhbeen2hervorhebben1hervorhebenn1
Edit distance from "hervorheben"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

herrschende#23,561hinzukommen#23,566Handynummer#23,555Grenzgebiet#23,551

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Hauptaufgabe17 variantsJahrtausend17 variantsJohannesburg17 variantsGemeindehaus17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list