Which to use
“hoben” is a verb and “Hörern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,101
- “hoben” frequency rank
- #43,982
- “Hörern” frequency rank
- 75083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hoben | Hörern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs heben | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hörer |
Where the eye mixes hoben and Hörern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hoben runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Hörern's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hoben and Hörern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hoben is [ˈhoːbn̩] while Hörern is [ˈhøːʁɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hoben is recorded at frequency rank #31,101, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhoːbn̩]. Hörern is at rank #43,982, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːʁɐn].
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 75083, this pair ranks #316,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hoben vs Hörern
Shared letters: ehn. Private to "hoben": bo. Private to "Hörern": rö.
"hoben" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Hörern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hoben ← hboen · hhoben · hobben · hobenn · hobne · hoebn · ohben
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hoben" for "Hörern" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "hoben" or "Hörern" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hoben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hörern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hoben" and "Hörern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hölzern vs Hörern". 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 #316,861 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.