HeuvsHoConfusable pair

Quick tell: Heu is a noun, Ho is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Heu” is a noun and “Ho” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,327
“Heu” frequency rank
#7,191
“Ho” frequency rank
24518
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Heu Ho
Definition getrocknetes Gras; in der Sprache der Landwirtschaft insbesondere der erste Grasschnitt Stadt in Ghana

Letter map: Heu vs Ho

Shared letters muted; letters that set Heu and Ho apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
Heu
2 ch
Ho

Grammar separator: Heu vs Ho

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Heu is anoun and Hoaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Heu is recorded at frequency rank #17,327, classified as anoun, pronounced [hɔɪ̯]. Ho is at rank #7,191, tagged as aname, pronounced […].

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 24518, this pair ranks #1,846,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Heu vs Ho

Shared letters: h. Private to "Heu": eu. Private to "Ho": o.

"Heu" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "Ho" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Heu" and "Ho" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Heu" is a noun and "Ho" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Heu" or "Ho" show up more?
"Ho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,191 in our German list, against #17,327 for "Heu". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Heu" and "Ho".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Heu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,846,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Heu" and "Ho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heel vs Heu". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,846,465 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list