Which to use
“head” and “Herr” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,062
- “head” frequency rank
- #489
- “Herr” frequency rank
- 11551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | head | Herr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Kopf | höfliche Bezeichnung für einen Mann |
Where the eye mixes head and Herr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses head with Herr
A purely visual mix-up. head ([hɛd]) and Herr ([hɛʁ]) 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 11551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
head is recorded at frequency rank #11,062, classified as anoun, pronounced [hɛd]. Herr is at rank #489, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɛʁ].
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 11551, this pair ranks #1,969,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of head vs Herr
Shared letters: eh. Private to "head": ad. Private to "Herr": r.
"head" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Herr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "head" and "Herr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "head" vs "Herr" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "head" and "Herr" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "head" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Herr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "head" and "Herr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "head vs heel". 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 #1,969,277 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.