Which to use
“Heere” is a noun and “her” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,156
- “Heere” frequency rank
- #477
- “her” frequency rank
- 34633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Heere | her |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Heer | Bewegung in Richtung des Sprechenden von einem entfernteren Ort aus |
Where the eye mixes Heere and her
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Heere vs her
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Heere is [ˈheːʁə] while her is [heːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34633, 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]. 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 34633, this pair ranks #1,658,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Heere vs her
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Heere": -. Private to "her": -.
"Heere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "her" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Heere ← ehere · heeer · heerre · heree · hheere
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Heere" and "her" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Heere" or "her"?
Useful next steps
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 "her" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,658,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Heere" and "her" 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 #1,658,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.