Which to use
“Hocke” and “Höhle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,239
- “Hocke” frequency rank
- #5,271
- “Höhle” frequency rank
- 40510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hocke | Höhle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Heu- oder Getreidehaufen, der zum Trocknen und Nachreifen aufgestellt wird | durch natürliche Prozesse entstandener, für Menschen zugänglicher hohler Raum in der Erdkruste, der relativ nah an der Oberfläche ist und teilweise oder ganz von Gestein umgeben ist |
Where the eye mixes Hocke and Höhle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Hocke and Höhle follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Hocke vs Höhle
A purely visual mix-up. Hocke ([ˈhɔkə]) and Höhle ([ˈhøːlə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hocke is recorded at frequency rank #35,239, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔkə]. Höhle is at rank #5,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːlə].
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 40510, this pair ranks #1,506,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hocke vs Höhle
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Hocke": cko. Private to "Höhle": lö.
"Hocke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Höhle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hocke ← hcoke · hhocke · hoccke · hocek · hockke · hokce · ohcke
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hocke" and "Höhle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Hocke" or "Höhle" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hocke" and "Höhle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hocke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Höhle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,506,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hocke" and "Höhle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hocke vs holde". 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 #1,506,368 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.