Which to use
“Heere” is a noun and “hegte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,156
- “Heere” frequency rank
- #48,210
- “hegte” frequency rank
- 82366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Heere | hegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Heer | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hegen |
Where the eye mixes Heere and hegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Heere (CVVCV) and hegte (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Heere and hegte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Heere is [ˈheːʁə] while hegte is [ˈheːktə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82366, 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]. hegte is at rank #48,210, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈheːktə].
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 82366, this pair ranks #158,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Heere vs hegte
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Heere": r. Private to "hegte": gt.
"Heere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "hegte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Heere" and "hegte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Heere" or "hegte" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Heere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Heere" and "hegte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hegte vs Hengste". 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 #158,598 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.