Which to use
“heiser” and “heitere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,562
- “heiser” frequency rank
- #23,172
- “heitere” frequency rank
- 60734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heiser | heitere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rau und/oder tonlos klingend, zumeist durch Überanstrengung oder Krankheit | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heiter |
Where the eye mixes heiser and heitere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. heiser runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against heitere's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between heiser and heitere
A purely visual mix-up. heiser ([ˈhaɪ̯zɐ]) and heitere ([ˈhaɪ̯təʁə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heiser is recorded at frequency rank #37,562, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯zɐ]. heitere is at rank #23,172, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯təʁə].
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 60734, this pair ranks #775,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heiser vs heitere
Shared letters: ehir. Private to "heiser": s. Private to "heitere": t.
"heiser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "heitere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "heiser" for "heitere" ever safe?
Which is more common, "heiser" or "heitere"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "heiser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heitere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #775,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heiser" and "heitere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heiser 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 #775,966 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.