Which to use
“hermine” and “Heroin” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,379
- “hermine” frequency rank
- #12,301
- “Heroin” frequency rank
- 36680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hermine | Heroin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hermelin | Rauschgift; ein als Arzneimittel entwickeltes Morphinderivat |
Where the eye mixes hermine and Heroin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hermine runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against Heroin's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hermine vs Heroin
A purely visual mix-up. hermine ([ɛʁ.min]) and Heroin ([heʁoˈiːn]) 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 36680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hermine is recorded at frequency rank #24,379, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛʁ.min]. Heroin is at rank #12,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced [heʁoˈiːn].
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 36680, this pair ranks #1,609,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hermine vs Heroin
Shared letters: ehinr. Private to "hermine": m. Private to "Heroin": o.
"hermine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Heroin" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hermine" for "Heroin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hermine" vs "Heroin" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hermine" and "Heroin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hermine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Heroin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,609,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hermine" and "Heroin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "herben vs Heroin". 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 #1,609,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.