Erhebung
\ɛɐ̯ˈheːbʊŋ\
The verdict
“Erhebung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enquête.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erhebung · Erhebung · French
Erhebung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erhebung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈheːbʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Erhebung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈheːbʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Erhebung, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Erhebung, spelled E-R-H-E-B-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Enquête.
- 2Altitude, hauteur, soulèvement, élévation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Erhebung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1062 Kommunen aus allen Bundesländern beteiligten sich an der Erhebung.
Diese kleine Erhebung nennt ihr Berg?
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.