He vs hör, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“He” is an abbrev and “hör” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,534
“He” frequency rank: #2,601
“hör” frequency rank: 6135
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	He	hör
Definition	Helium	2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören

Letter map: He vs hör

Shared letters muted; letters that set He and hör apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

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3 ch

hör

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: He is anabbrev and höraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

He is recorded at frequency rank #3,534, classified as anabbrev. hör is at rank #2,601, tagged as averb, pronounced [høːɐ̯].

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 6135, this pair ranks #1,992,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of He vs hör

Shared letters: h. Private to "He": e. Private to "hör": rö.

"He" · 2 letters · shape CV · "hör" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "He" and "hör" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "He" is an abbrev and "hör" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "He" or "hör"?

"hör" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,601 in our German list, against #3,534 for "He". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.