Which to use
“Heere” is a noun and “henke” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,156
- “Heere” frequency rank
- #35,229
- “henke” frequency rank
- 69385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Heere | henke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Heer | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs henken |
Where the eye mixes Heere and henke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Heere (CVVCV) and henke (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Heere vs henke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Heere is [ˈheːʁə] while henke is [ˈhɛŋkə]. 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 69385, 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]. henke is at rank #35,229, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛŋkə].
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 69385, this pair ranks #478,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Heere vs henke
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Heere": r. Private to "henke": kn.
"Heere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "henke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Heere" and "henke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Heere" or "henke" show up more?
What to do next
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 "henke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #478,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Heere" and "henke" 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 #478,268 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.