Which to use
“hobbies” and “Hobbit” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,116
- “hobbies” frequency rank
- #24,770
- “Hobbit” frequency rank
- 54886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hobbies | Hobbit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs hobby | kleine, humanoide, intelligente Kreatur, die bevorzugt in Erdhöhlen wohnt |
Letter map: hobbies vs Hobbit
Shared letters muted; letters that set hobbies and Hobbit apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on hobbies vs Hobbit
hobbies and Hobbit are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hobbies is recorded at frequency rank #30,116, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Hobbit is at rank #24,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔbɪt].
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 54886, this pair ranks #1,001,129 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hobbies vs Hobbit
Shared letters: bhio. Private to "hobbies": es. Private to "Hobbit": t.
"hobbies" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "Hobbit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "hobbies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hobbit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,001,129 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hobbies" and "Hobbit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hobbies 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
Confusion rank #1,001,129 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.