Which to use
“heirate” and “heiraten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,754
- “heirate” frequency rank
- #4,276
- “heiraten” frequency rank
- 27030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heirate | heiraten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heiraten | den Bund der Ehe eingehen |
Where the eye mixes heirate and heiraten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. heirate runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against heiraten's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses heirate with heiraten
A purely visual mix-up. heirate ([ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtə]) and heiraten ([ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “heirate” sits inside “heiraten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heirate is recorded at frequency rank #22,754, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtə]. heiraten is at rank #4,276, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtn̩].
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 27030, this pair ranks #1,808,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heirate vs heiraten
Shared letters: aehirt. Private to "heirate": -. Private to "heiraten": n.
"heirate" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "heiraten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heirate" and "heiraten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "heirate" or "heiraten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "heirate" and "heiraten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "heirate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heiraten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,808,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heirate" and "heiraten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heirate vs Hirte". 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 #1,808,437 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.