Which to use
“Hirt” is a noun and “hits” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,614
- “Hirt” frequency rank
- #7,337
- “hits” frequency rank
- 38951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hirt | hits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hüter einer Herde | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hit |
Letter map: Hirt vs hits
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hirt and hits apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Hirt and hits
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hirt is anoun and hitsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38951, 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]. 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 38951, this pair ranks #1,550,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hirt vs hits
Shared letters: hit. Private to "Hirt": r. Private to "hits": s.
"Hirt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hirt" and "hits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Hirt" or "hits" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Hirt" 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 #1,550,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hirt" and "hits" 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 #1,550,231 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.