hockenvshocktConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
hocken
5 ch
hockt

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

  • hocken ← hcoken · hhocken · hoccken · hocekn · hockenn · hockken · hockne · hokcen
  • hockt ← hcokt · hhockt · hocckt · hockkt · hocktt · hoctk · hokct · ohckt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hocken" and "hockt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhɔkn̩] versus [hɔkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hocken" or "hockt"?
"hocken" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,298 in our German list, against #27,351 for "hockt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list