Which to use
“Heere” is a noun and “herb” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,156
- “Heere” frequency rank
- #22,757
- “herb” frequency rank
- 56913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Heere | herb |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Heer | in der Nähe von bitter, das Gegenteil von süßlich |
Where the eye mixes Heere and herb
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Heere and herb
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Heere is [ˈheːʁə] while herb is [hɛʁp]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56913, 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]. herb is at rank #22,757, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hɛʁp].
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 56913, this pair ranks #921,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Heere vs herb
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Heere": -. Private to "herb": b.
"Heere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "herb" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Heere" for "herb" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Heere" or "herb" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Heere" and "herb" 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 "herb" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #921,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Heere" and "herb" 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 #921,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.