Which to use
“Haue” and “Höhe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,165
- “Haue” frequency rank
- #717
- “Höhe” frequency rank
- 29882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haue | Höhe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prügel, Hiebe | die Dimension (Größe) nach oben |
Where the eye mixes Haue and Höhe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Haue vs Höhe
A purely visual mix-up. Haue ([ˈhaʊ̯ə]) and Höhe ([ˈhøːə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haue is recorded at frequency rank #29,165, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯ə]. Höhe is at rank #717, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːə].
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 29882, this pair ranks #1,758,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haue vs Höhe
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Haue": au. Private to "Höhe": ö.
"Haue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "Höhe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Haue ← ahue · haeu · hhaue · huae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Haue" for "Höhe" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Haue" or "Höhe" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Haue" and "Höhe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Höhe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,758,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haue" and "Höhe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs Haue". 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 #1,758,458 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.