Which to use
“hart” and “hot” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,111
- “hart” frequency rank
- #5,185
- “hot” frequency rank
- 6296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hart | hot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nur mit großem Kraftaufwand verformbar | von sehr hoher Temperatur, heiß |
Where the eye mixes hart and hot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hart and hot
A purely visual mix-up. hart ([haʁt]) and hot ([hɒt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hart is recorded at frequency rank #1,111, classified as anadj, pronounced [haʁt]. hot is at rank #5,185, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hɒt].
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 6296, this pair ranks #1,992,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hart vs hot
Shared letters: ht. Private to "hart": ar. Private to "hot": o.
"hart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hart ← ahrt · harrt · hartt · hatr · hhart · hrat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hart" for "hot" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "hart" or "hot" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,992,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hart" and "hot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs hot". 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 #1,992,107 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.