hitsvsHitzeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hits is a verb, Hitze is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hits” is a verb and “Hitze” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,337
“hits” frequency rank
#3,745
“Hitze” frequency rank
11082
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hits Hitze
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hit hohe, als unangenehm empfundene Wärme

Letter map: hits vs Hitze

Shared letters muted; letters that set hits and Hitze apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
hits
5 ch
Hitze

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hits is averb and Hitzeanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hits is recorded at frequency rank #7,337, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Hitze is at rank #3,745, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪt͡sə].

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 11082, this pair ranks #1,971,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hits vs Hitze

Shared letters: hit. Private to "hits": s. Private to "Hitze": ez.

"hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Hitze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hitshhits · hist · hitss · hitts · ihts
  • Hitzehhitze · hitez · hittze · hitzze · hizte · htize · ihtze

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hits" and "Hitze" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hits" is a verb and "Hitze" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hits" or "Hitze"?
"Hitze" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,745 in our German list, against #7,337 for "hits". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "hits" and "Hitze". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hitze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,971,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hits" and "Hitze" 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list