Which to use
“haze” and “Höfe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,774
- “haze” frequency rank
- #16,734
- “Höfe” frequency rank
- 66508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haze | Höfe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Atmosphäre, Wetter: sehr feine, weit verstreute feste oder flüssige Partikel in der Luft | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hof |
Where the eye mixes haze and Höfe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. haze and Höfe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: haze vs Höfe
A purely visual mix-up. haze ([heɪz]) and Höfe ([ˈhøːfə]) 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 66508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haze is recorded at frequency rank #49,774, classified as anoun, pronounced [heɪz]. Höfe is at rank #16,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːfə].
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 66508, this pair ranks #570,893 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of haze vs Höfe
Shared letters: eh. Private to "haze": az. Private to "Höfe": fö.
"haze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Höfe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- haze ← ahze · haez · hazze · hhaze · hzae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "haze" for "Höfe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "haze" or "Höfe"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "haze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Höfe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #570,893 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haze" and "Höfe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs haze". 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 #570,893 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.