Which to use
“Hobbit” and “hobby” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,770
- “Hobbit” frequency rank
- #4,358
- “hobby” frequency rank
- 29128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hobbit | hobby |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleine, humanoide, intelligente Kreatur, die bevorzugt in Erdhöhlen wohnt | eine Tätigkeit, der man sich nicht aus Notwendigkeit, sondern freiwillig und aus Interesse, Faszination oder sogar Leidenschaft unterzieht und Vergnügen, Spaß oder Lustgewinn mit sich bringt |
Where the eye mixes Hobbit and hobby
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Hobbit and hobby
A purely visual mix-up. Hobbit ([ˈhɔbɪt]) and hobby ([ˈhɒbi]) 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 29128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hobbit is recorded at frequency rank #24,770, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔbɪt]. hobby is at rank #4,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɒbi].
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 29128, this pair ranks #1,772,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hobbit vs hobby
Shared letters: bho. Private to "Hobbit": it. Private to "hobby": y.
"Hobbit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hobby" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hobbit" for "hobby" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Hobbit" or "hobby"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Hobbit" and "hobby" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hobbit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hobby" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,772,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hobbit" and "hobby" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hobbies vs Hobbit". 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 #1,772,502 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.