Which to use
“Herde” and “Herz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,505
- “Herde” frequency rank
- #794
- “Herz” frequency rank
- 13299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Herde | Herz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | das Zentralorgan für den Blutkreislauf |
Where the eye mixes Herde and Herz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Herde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Herz's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Herde vs Herz
A purely visual mix-up. Herde ([ˈheːɐ̯də]) and Herz ([hɛʁt͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Herde is recorded at frequency rank #12,505, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈheːɐ̯də]. Herz is at rank #794, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɛʁt͡s].
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 13299, this pair ranks #1,958,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Herde vs Herz
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Herde": d. Private to "Herz": z.
"Herde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Herz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Herde" and "Herz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Herde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Herz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Herde" and "Herz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hardi vs Herde". 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 #1,958,865 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.