Which to use
“hide” and “Hirte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,219
- “hide” frequency rank
- #27,772
- “Hirte” frequency rank
- 75991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hide | Hirte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Haut eines Tiers | Besitzer und Hüter einer Tierherde |
Where the eye mixes hide and Hirte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hide runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Hirte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hide and Hirte
A purely visual mix-up. hide ([haɪd]) and Hirte ([ˈhɪʁtə]) 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 75991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hide is recorded at frequency rank #48,219, classified as anoun, pronounced [haɪd]. Hirte is at rank #27,772, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪʁtə].
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 75991, this pair ranks #294,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hide vs Hirte
Shared letters: ehi. Private to "hide": d. Private to "Hirte": rt.
"hide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Hirte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hide" and "Hirte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hide" or "Hirte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hirte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hide" and "Hirte" 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 #294,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.