Which to use
“Ahorn” is a noun and “Ahr” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,988
- “Ahorn” frequency rank
- #45,100
- “Ahr” frequency rank
- 74088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ahorn | Ahr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Laubbaum mit gelappten Blättern (Gattung Acer) | Fluss im südlichen Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland und im nördlichen Rheinland-Pfalz, linker Nebenfluss des Rheins |
Where the eye mixes Ahorn and Ahr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Ahorn runs 5 letters (VCVCC) against Ahr's 3 (VCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Ahorn vs Ahr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ahorn is [ˈaːhɔʁn] while Ahr is [aːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ahorn is recorded at frequency rank #28,988, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːhɔʁn]. Ahr is at rank #45,100, tagged as aname, pronounced [aːɐ̯].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 74088, this pair ranks #342,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Ahorn vs Ahr
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "Ahorn": no. Private to "Ahr": -.
"Ahorn" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "Ahr" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ahorn ← ahhorn · ahonr · ahornn · ahorrn · ahron · aohrn · haorn
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ahorn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ahr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ahorn" and "Ahr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ahr vs AUD". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #342,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.