Which to use
“Herde” and “Horde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,505
- “Herde” frequency rank
- #17,614
- “Horde” frequency rank
- 30119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Herde | Horde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | organisierte Gruppe von Individuen (meist Säugetieren), welche sich einen Lebensraum teilen |
Where the eye mixes Herde and Horde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Herde and Horde
A purely visual mix-up. Herde ([ˈheːɐ̯də]) and Horde ([ˈhɔʁdə]) 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 a single letter - e in “Herde” becomes o in “Horde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30119, 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]. Horde is at rank #17,614, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔʁdə].
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 30119, this pair ranks #1,754,043 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Herde vs Horde
Shared letters: dehr. Private to "Herde": -. Private to "Horde": o.
"Herde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Horde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Herde" for "Horde" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Herde" or "Horde" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Herde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Horde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,754,043 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Herde" and "Horde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hardi vs Horde". 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 #1,754,043 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.