Which to use
“Himmel” and “Hummel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,295
- “Himmel” frequency rank
- #17,615
- “Hummel” frequency rank
- 18910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Himmel | Hummel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Luftraum, Gewölbe über der Erde | Vertreter einer Gattung aus der Familie der Echte Bienen mit plumpem, rundlichem Körper und einem pelzigen, häufig bunten Haarkleid (Bombus) |
Where the eye mixes Himmel and Hummel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Himmel vs Hummel
A purely visual mix-up. Himmel ([ˈhɪml̩]) and Hummel ([ˈhʊml̩]) 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 - i in “Himmel” becomes u in “Hummel”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Himmel is recorded at frequency rank #1,295, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪml̩]. Hummel is at rank #17,615, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊml̩].
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 18910, this pair ranks #1,913,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Himmel vs Hummel
Shared letters: ehlm. Private to "Himmel": i. Private to "Hummel": u.
"Himmel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hummel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Himmel" and "Hummel" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Himmel" or "Hummel"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Himmel" and "Hummel" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Himmel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hummel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Himmel" and "Hummel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hemmer vs Hummel". 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 #1,913,642 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.