Which to use
“hemmt” is a verb and “heut” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,607
- “hemmt” frequency rank
- #5,604
- “heut” frequency rank
- 37211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hemmt | heut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hemmen | an diesem Tage |
Where the eye mixes hemmt and heut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hemmt vs heut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hemmt is [hɛmt] while heut is [hɔɪ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hemmt is recorded at frequency rank #31,607, classified as averb, pronounced [hɛmt]. heut is at rank #5,604, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɔɪ̯t].
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 37211, this pair ranks #1,596,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hemmt vs heut
Shared letters: eht. Private to "hemmt": m. Private to "heut": u.
"hemmt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "heut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hemmt" and "heut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hemmt" or "heut"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hemmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,596,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hemmt" and "heut" 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 #1,596,032 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.