Which to use
“Hecke” and “Hocke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,008
- “Hecke” frequency rank
- #35,239
- “Hocke” frequency rank
- 57247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hecke | Hocke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aufwuchs dicht beieinander stehender und stark verzweigter Sträucher oder Büsche | Heu- oder Getreidehaufen, der zum Trocknen und Nachreifen aufgestellt wird |
Where the eye mixes Hecke and Hocke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hecke and Hocke follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Hecke vs Hocke
A purely visual mix-up. Hecke ([ˈhɛkə]) and Hocke ([ˈhɔkə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “Hecke” becomes o in “Hocke”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hecke is recorded at frequency rank #22,008, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛkə]. Hocke is at rank #35,239, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔkə].
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 57247, this pair ranks #908,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hecke vs Hocke
Shared letters: cehk. Private to "Hecke": -. Private to "Hocke": o.
"Hecke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hocke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hecke" and "Hocke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Hecke" vs "Hocke" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Hecke" and "Hocke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hecke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hocke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #908,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hecke" and "Hocke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hocke vs holde". 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 #908,754 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.