Which to use
“Hock” is a noun and “hocken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,238
- “Hock” frequency rank
- #20,298
- “hocken” frequency rank
- 55536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hock | hocken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geselliges Beisammensein | mit stark angewinkelten Knien aufrecht sitzen |
Where the eye mixes Hock and hocken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hock runs 4 letters (CVCC) against hocken's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Hock with hocken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hock is [hɔk] while hocken is [ˈhɔkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Hock” sits inside “hocken”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hock is recorded at frequency rank #35,238, classified as anoun, pronounced [hɔk]. hocken is at rank #20,298, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɔkn̩].
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 55536, this pair ranks #975,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hock vs hocken
Shared letters: chko. Private to "Hock": -. Private to "hocken": en.
"Hock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hocken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hock" for "hocken" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Hock" or "hocken"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Hock" and "hocken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hocken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #975,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hock" and "hocken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hock vs höh". 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 #975,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.