Which to use
“Hirt” and “His” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,614
- “Hirt” frequency rank
- #8,079
- “His” frequency rank
- 39693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hirt | His |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hüter einer Herde | Ton mit 264 Hz und alle Töne im Oktavabstand dazu, um einen Halbton erhöhtes H |
Where the eye mixes Hirt and His
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Hirt with His
A purely visual mix-up. Hirt ([hɪʁt]) and His ([hɪs]) 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 39693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hirt is recorded at frequency rank #31,614, classified as anoun, pronounced [hɪʁt]. His is at rank #8,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɪs].
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 39693, this pair ranks #1,529,575 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hirt vs His
Shared letters: hi. Private to "Hirt": rt. Private to "His": s.
"Hirt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "His" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hirt ← hhirt · hirrt · hirtt · hitr · hrit · ihrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hirt" and "His" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hirt" or "His"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Hirt" and "His" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hirt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "His" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,529,575 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hirt" and "His" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hide vs Hirt". 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 #1,529,575 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.