Which to use
“hob” is a verb and “hot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,380
- “hob” frequency rank
- #5,185
- “hot” frequency rank
- 10565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hob | hot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs heben | von sehr hoher Temperatur, heiß |
Where the eye mixes hob and hot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hob and hot
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hob is [hoːp] while hot is [hɒt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “hob” becomes t in “hot”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hob is recorded at frequency rank #5,380, classified as averb, pronounced [hoːp]. hot is at rank #5,185, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hɒt].
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 10565, this pair ranks #1,974,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hob vs hot
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hob": b. Private to "hot": t.
"hob" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hob" and "hot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hob" or "hot"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hob" and "hot" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hob" and "hot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hob vs höh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,974,516 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.