Which to use
“high” is an adjective and “hits” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,301
- “high” frequency rank
- #7,337
- “hits” frequency rank
- 9638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | high | hits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von Drogen/Rauschgift berauscht | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hit |
Letter map: high vs hits
Shared letters muted; letters that set high and hits apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - high and hits
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: high is anadjective and hitsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
high is recorded at frequency rank #2,301, classified as anadj, pronounced [haɪ̯]. hits is at rank #7,337, tagged as averb, 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 9638, this pair ranks #1,979,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of high vs hits
Shared letters: hi. Private to "high": g. Private to "hits": st.
"high" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "high" and "hits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "high" or "hits"?
What to do next
You've compared "high" and "hits". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "high" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "high" and "hits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hits vs puzzles". 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 #1,979,014 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.