Which to use
“her” is an adverb and “Hexer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #477
- “her” frequency rank
- #45,347
- “Hexer” frequency rank
- 45824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | her | Hexer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bewegung in Richtung des Sprechenden von einem entfernteren Ort aus | männliche Hexe |
Where the eye mixes her and Hexer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: her vs Hexer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: her is [heːɐ̯] while Hexer is [ˈhɛksɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
her is recorded at frequency rank #477, classified as anadv, pronounced [heːɐ̯]. Hexer is at rank #45,347, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛksɐ].
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 45824, this pair ranks #1,340,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of her vs Hexer
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "her": -. Private to "Hexer": x.
"her" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Hexer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hexer ← ehxer · heexr · hexerr · hexre · hexxer · hhexer · hxeer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "her" for "Hexer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "her" or "Hexer"?
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 "her" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hexer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,340,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "her" and "Hexer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hemer vs Hexer". 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 #1,340,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.