Which to use
“Herde” and “hide” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,505
- “Herde” frequency rank
- #48,219
- “hide” frequency rank
- 60724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Herde | hide |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | die Haut eines Tiers |
Where the eye mixes Herde and hide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Herde with hide
A purely visual mix-up. Herde ([ˈheːɐ̯də]) and hide ([haɪd]) 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 60724, 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]. hide is at rank #48,219, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haɪd].
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 60724, this pair ranks #776,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Herde vs hide
Shared letters: deh. Private to "Herde": r. Private to "hide": i.
"Herde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Herde" and "hide" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Herde" vs "hide" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Herde" and "hide" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Herde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #776,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Herde" and "hide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs hide". 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 #776,329 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.