Which to use
“Hock” is a noun and “höre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,238
- “Hock” frequency rank
- #2,115
- “höre” frequency rank
- 37353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hock | höre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geselliges Beisammensein | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes Hock and höre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between Hock and höre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hock is [hɔk] while höre is [ˈhøːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37353, 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]. höre is at rank #2,115, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːʁə].
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 37353, this pair ranks #1,592,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hock vs höre
Shared letters: h. Private to "Hock": cko. Private to "höre": erö.
"Hock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "höre" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hock ← hcok · hhock · hocck · hockk · hokc · ohck
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hock" and "höre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Hock" vs "höre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Hock" and "höre" 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 "höre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,592,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hock" and "höre" 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 #1,592,480 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.