Which to use
“hoc” is an unknown and “horch” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,937
- “hoc” frequency rank
- #41,904
- “horch” frequency rank
- 59841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hoc | horch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Pronomens hic | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs horchen |
Letter map: hoc vs horch
Shared letters muted; letters that set hoc and horch apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hoc runs 3 letters (CVC) against horch's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hoc and horch
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hoc is anunknown and horchaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hoc is recorded at frequency rank #17,937, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. horch is at rank #41,904, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɔʁç].
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 59841, this pair ranks #809,304 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hoc vs horch
Shared letters: cho. Private to "hoc": -. Private to "horch": r.
"hoc" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "horch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- horch ← hhorch · hocrh · horcch · horchh · horhc · horrch · hroch · ohrch
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hoc" and "horch" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hoc" or "horch" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "hoc" and "horch". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hoc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "horch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #809,304 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hoc" and "horch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Harsch vs horch". 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 #809,304 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.