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“Heeres” and “heroes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,446
- “Heeres” frequency rank
- #19,604
- “heroes” frequency rank
- 36050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Heeres | heroes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Heer | Plural des Substantivs hero |
Letter map: Heeres vs heroes
Shared letters muted; letters that set Heeres and heroes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Heeres vs heroes
Heeres and heroes are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Heeres is recorded at frequency rank #16,446, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈheːʁəs]. heroes is at rank #19,604, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 36050, this pair ranks #1,625,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Heeres vs heroes
Shared letters: ehrs. Private to "Heeres": -. Private to "heroes": o.
"Heeres" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "heroes" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Heeres" vs "heroes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Heeres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heroes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,625,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Heeres" and "heroes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heroes vs puzzles". 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 #1,625,192 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.