Which to use
“hoc” is an unknown and “hook” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,937
- “hoc” frequency rank
- #23,987
- “hook” frequency rank
- 41924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hoc | hook |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Pronomens hic | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hooken |
Letter map: hoc vs hook
Shared letters muted; letters that set hoc and hook apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: hoc vs hook
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hoc is anunknown and hookaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hoc is recorded at frequency rank #17,937, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. hook is at rank #23,987, tagged as averb, pronounced [hʊk].
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 41924, this pair ranks #1,464,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hoc vs hook
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hoc": c. Private to "hook": k.
"hoc" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hook" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hook ← hhook · hok · hoko · hookk · ohok
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hoc" for "hook" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "hoc" or "hook" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "hoc" vs "hook" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hoc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hook" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,464,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hoc" and "hook" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs hook". 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 #1,464,942 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.