Which to use
“Heere” and “Hefe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,156
- “Heere” frequency rank
- #19,250
- “Hefe” frequency rank
- 53406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Heere | Hefe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Heer | einzelliger Pilz (zumeist Saccharomycetaceae aber auch Pichiaceae und Incertae sedis), der sich sexuell und/oder asexuell zumeist durch Sprossung, aber auch durch Spaltung (Schizosaccharomycetaceae), vermehrt |
Where the eye mixes Heere and Hefe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Heere with Hefe
A purely visual mix-up. Heere ([ˈheːʁə]) and Hefe ([ˈheːfə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Heere is recorded at frequency rank #34,156, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈheːʁə]. Hefe is at rank #19,250, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈheːfə].
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 53406, this pair ranks #1,059,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Heere vs Hefe
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Heere": r. Private to "Hefe": f.
"Heere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Hefe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Heere" and "Hefe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Heere" or "Hefe" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Heere" and "Hefe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Heere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hefe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,059,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Heere" and "Hefe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Heere 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 #1,059,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.