Which to use
“Hera” is a noun and “heraus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,231
- “Hera” frequency rank
- #830
- “heraus” frequency rank
- 36061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hera | heraus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | höchste der olympischen Götter, Schwester und Gattin des Zeus | von dort drinnen nach hier außen |
Where the eye mixes Hera and heraus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hera runs 4 letters (CVCV) against heraus's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Hera with heraus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hera is [ˈheːʁa] while heraus is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Hera” sits inside “heraus”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hera is recorded at frequency rank #35,231, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈheːʁa]. heraus is at rank #830, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɛˈʁaʊ̯s].
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 36061, this pair ranks #1,624,923 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hera vs heraus
Shared letters: aehr. Private to "Hera": -. Private to "heraus": su.
"Hera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "heraus" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hera" for "heraus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Hera" vs "heraus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heraus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,624,923 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hera" and "heraus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heel vs Hera". 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 #1,624,923 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.