Which to use
“Heer” is a noun and “her” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,963
- “Heer” frequency rank
- #477
- “her” frequency rank
- 6440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Heer | her |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit der Landstreitkräfte eines Staates | Bewegung in Richtung des Sprechenden von einem entfernteren Ort aus |
Same sound, different letters: Heer vs her
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - Heer / her
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Heer and her carry the same recorded pronunciation, [heːɐ̯]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadverb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Heer is recorded at frequency rank #5,963, classified as anoun, pronounced [heːɐ̯]. her is at rank #477, tagged as anadv, pronounced [heːɐ̯].
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 6440, this pair ranks #1,991,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Heer vs her
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Heer": -. Private to "her": -.
"Heer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "her" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Heer ← heerr · hheer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Heer" and "her" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Heer" or "her" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "Heer" / "her". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Heer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "her" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,991,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Heer" and "her" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Heer vs Hemer". 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 #1,991,635 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.