Which to use
“heizt” and “hemmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,169
- “heizt” frequency rank
- #31,607
- “hemmt” frequency rank
- 60776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heizt | hemmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heizen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hemmen |
Where the eye mixes heizt and hemmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. heizt (CVVCC) and hemmt (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: heizt vs hemmt
A purely visual mix-up. heizt ([haɪ̯t͡st]) and hemmt ([hɛmt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heizt is recorded at frequency rank #29,169, classified as averb, pronounced [haɪ̯t͡st]. hemmt is at rank #31,607, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɛmt].
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 60776, this pair ranks #774,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heizt vs hemmt
Shared letters: eht. Private to "heizt": iz. Private to "hemmt": m.
"heizt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "hemmt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "heizt" and "hemmt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "heizt" or "hemmt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "heizt" and "hemmt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "heizt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hemmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #774,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heizt" and "hemmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hemer vs hemmt". 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 #774,499 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.