Which to use
“halde” and “Herde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,984
- “halde” frequency rank
- #12,505
- “Herde” frequency rank
- 52489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halde | Herde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abraumhalde | Gruppe von meist größeren Säugetieren der gleichen Art, die im losen oder sozialisierten Verband (mit Ausbildung einer Rangordnung) leben; Gruppen von flugunfähigen Vögeln und Gruppen verschiedener Arten kommen ebenfalls in Herden vor |
Letter map: halde vs Herde
Shared letters muted; letters that set halde and Herde apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. halde and Herde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on halde vs Herde
halde and Herde are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
halde is recorded at frequency rank #39,984, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Herde is at rank #12,505, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈheːɐ̯də].
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 52489, this pair ranks #1,094,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of halde vs Herde
Shared letters: deh. Private to "halde": al. Private to "Herde": r.
"halde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Herde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "halde" vs "Herde" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "halde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Herde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,094,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "halde" and "Herde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "halde vs puzzles". 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 #1,094,752 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.