Which to use
“hocken” and “hockt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,298
- “hocken” frequency rank
- #27,351
- “hockt” frequency rank
- 47649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hocken | hockt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit stark angewinkelten Knien aufrecht sitzen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hocken |
Where the eye mixes hocken and hockt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hocken runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against hockt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hocken and hockt
A purely visual mix-up. hocken ([ˈhɔkn̩]) and hockt ([hɔkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hocken is recorded at frequency rank #20,298, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɔkn̩]. hockt is at rank #27,351, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɔkt].
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 47649, this pair ranks #1,276,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hocken vs hockt
Shared letters: chko. Private to "hocken": en. Private to "hockt": t.
"hocken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hockt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hocken" and "hockt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hocken" or "hockt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hocken" and "hockt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hocken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hockt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,276,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hocken" and "hockt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hackern vs hocken". 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 #1,276,908 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.