Which to use
“Heime” is a noun and “herbe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,105
- “Heime” frequency rank
- #32,086
- “herbe” frequency rank
- 65191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Heime | herbe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Heim | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs herb |
Where the eye mixes Heime and herbe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Heime (CVVCV) and herbe (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Heime and herbe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Heime is [ˈhaɪ̯mə] while herbe is [ˈhɛʁbə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Heime is recorded at frequency rank #33,105, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯mə]. herbe is at rank #32,086, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛʁbə].
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 65191, this pair ranks #615,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Heime vs herbe
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Heime": im. Private to "herbe": br.
"Heime" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "herbe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Heime" for "herbe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Heime" or "herbe"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Heime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "herbe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #615,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Heime" and "herbe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Heime 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 #615,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.