Which to use
“Heldt” is a name and “hetzt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,702
- “Heldt” frequency rank
- #23,563
- “hetzt” frequency rank
- 52265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Heldt | hetzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Familienname | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hetzen |
Where the eye mixes Heldt and hetzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Heldt vs hetzt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Heldt is [hɛlt] while hetzt is [hɛt͡st]. 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 (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Heldt is recorded at frequency rank #28,702, classified as aname, pronounced [hɛlt]. hetzt is at rank #23,563, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɛt͡st].
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 52265, this pair ranks #1,103,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Heldt vs hetzt
Shared letters: eht. Private to "Heldt": dl. Private to "hetzt": z.
"Heldt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "hetzt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Heldt" for "hetzt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Heldt" vs "hetzt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Heldt" and "hetzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Heldt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hetzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,103,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Heldt" and "hetzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hel vs Heldt". 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 #1,103,569 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.