erheben

\ɛɐ̯ˈheːbn̩\

/\ɛɐ̯ˈheːbn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“erheben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élever, mettre plus haut.

Corpus desk

Index FR-erheben · erheben · French

erheben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for erheben
PropertyValue
Headworderheben
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛɐ̯ˈheːbn̩\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « erheben » en français

erhebenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erheben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈheːbn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for erheben, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is erheben, spelled E-R-H-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élever, mettre plus haut.
  2. 2
    Élever, placer quelqu'un dans un plus haut rang.
  3. 3
    Se lever.
  4. 4
    Collecter, réunir.
  5. 5
    Réclamer un paiement, percevoir.
  6. 6
    Porter, formuler, lancer (une plainte, une accusation).
  7. 7
    Engager, soutenir (une poursuite, une action juridique).
  8. 8
    S'élever.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diederich sagte mit tiefer Stimme: „Wie oft, Herr Buck, hat mein Vater mir erzählt, daß er den Bach, ohne den wir gar nicht existieren könnten, nur Ihnen verdankt.“. – „Nur mir, dürfen Sie nicht sagen, sondern den gerechten Zuständen unseres Gemeinwesens, an denen aber —“ der alte Herr Buck erhob seinen weißen Zeigefinger, er sah Diederich tief an, „gewis…
  2. Nachdem er Stadtämter vom Zunftmeister an erstiegen hatte, bekleidete er von 1671 bis 1687 das Amt des Stadtammanns und des Stadtvogts. In dieser Funktion wurde er 1684 zum Präsidenten eines in Chur tagenden Strafgerichtes ernannt. Für die geleisteten Arbeiten in diesem Amt wurde er vom Bischof in den Adelsstand erhoben.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erheben"?
"erheben" is spelled E-R-H-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɐ̯ˈheːbn̩\.
What does "erheben" mean?
As a verb, "erheben" means: Élever, mettre plus haut.
How do you pronounce "erheben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erheben" is \ɛɐ̯ˈheːbn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erheben" come from?
"erheben" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list