Which to use
“have” and “höre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,376
- “have” frequency rank
- #2,115
- “höre” frequency rank
- 7491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | have | höre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | haben; besitzen; zur Verfügung haben | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes have and höre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses have with höre
A purely visual mix-up. have ([hæv]) and höre ([ˈhøːʁə]) 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 7491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
have is recorded at frequency rank #5,376, classified as averb, pronounced [hæv]. höre is at rank #2,115, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːʁə].
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 7491, this pair ranks #1,987,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of have vs höre
Shared letters: eh. Private to "have": av. Private to "höre": rö.
"have" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "höre" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- have ← ahve · haev · havve · hhave · hvae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "have" for "höre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "have" or "höre"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "have" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "höre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "have" and "höre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs have". 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 #1,987,960 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.