Which to use
“henke” is a verb and “Herde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,229
- “henke” frequency rank
- #12,505
- “Herde” frequency rank
- 47734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | henke | Herde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs henken | Gruppe von meist größeren Säugetieren der gleichen Art, die im losen oder sozialisierten Verband (mit Ausbildung einer Rangordnung) leben; Gruppen von flugunfähigen Vögeln und Gruppen verschiedener Arten kommen ebenfalls in Herden vor |
Where the eye mixes henke and Herde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses henke with Herde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: henke is [ˈhɛŋkə] while Herde is [ˈheːɐ̯də]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
henke is recorded at frequency rank #35,229, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛŋkə]. Herde is at rank #12,505, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈheːɐ̯də].
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 47734, this pair ranks #1,273,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of henke vs Herde
Shared letters: eh. Private to "henke": kn. Private to "Herde": dr.
"henke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Herde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "henke" and "Herde" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "henke" vs "Herde" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "henke" and "Herde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "henke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Herde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,273,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "henke" and "Herde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hegte vs henke". 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 #1,273,973 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.