Which to use
“Heere” and “Heime” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,156
- “Heere” frequency rank
- #33,105
- “Heime” frequency rank
- 67261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Heere | Heime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Heer | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Heim |
Where the eye mixes Heere and Heime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Heere and Heime follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Heere and Heime
A purely visual mix-up. Heere ([ˈheːʁə]) and Heime ([ˈhaɪ̯mə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67261, 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]. Heime is at rank #33,105, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯mə].
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 67261, this pair ranks #545,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Heere vs Heime
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Heere": r. Private to "Heime": im.
"Heere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Heime" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Heere" and "Heime" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Heere" or "Heime" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Heere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Heime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #545,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Heere" and "Heime" 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 #545,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.