Which to use
“heben” is a verb and “Hexer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,603
- “heben” frequency rank
- #45,347
- “Hexer” frequency rank
- 50950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heben | Hexer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf größere Höhe bringen | männliche Hexe |
Where the eye mixes heben and Hexer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. heben and Hexer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: heben vs Hexer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: heben is [ˈheːbn̩] while Hexer is [ˈhɛksɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heben is recorded at frequency rank #5,603, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈheːbn̩]. Hexer is at rank #45,347, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛksɐ].
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 50950, this pair ranks #1,154,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heben vs Hexer
Shared letters: eh. Private to "heben": bn. Private to "Hexer": rx.
"heben" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Hexer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "heben" for "Hexer" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "heben" or "Hexer" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "heben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hexer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,154,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heben" and "Hexer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hemer vs Hexer". 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 #1,154,232 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.