Which to use
“Hocke” is a noun and “hörte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,239
- “Hocke” frequency rank
- #3,195
- “hörte” frequency rank
- 38434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hocke | hörte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Heu- oder Getreidehaufen, der zum Trocknen und Nachreifen aufgestellt wird | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes Hocke and hörte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Hocke and hörte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hocke is [ˈhɔkə] while hörte is [ˈhøːɐ̯tə]. 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 38434, 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]. hörte is at rank #3,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːɐ̯tə].
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 38434, this pair ranks #1,564,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hocke vs hörte
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Hocke": cko. Private to "hörte": rtö.
"Hocke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hörte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hocke ← hcoke · hhocke · hoccke · hocek · hockke · hokce · ohcke
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hocke" and "hörte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Hocke" or "hörte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hocke" and "hörte" 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 "hörte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,564,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hocke" and "hörte" 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 #1,564,084 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.