Which to use
“Hocker” and “Hörer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,951
- “Hocker” frequency rank
- #11,260
- “Hörer” frequency rank
- 31211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hocker | Hörer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einfaches Sitzmöbel ohne Rücken- und Armlehne | Person, die einem Radioprogramm oder sonstigen Sprechern zuhört |
Where the eye mixes Hocker and Hörer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Hocker with Hörer
A purely visual mix-up. Hocker ([ˈhɔkɐ]) and Hörer ([ˈhøːʁɐ]) 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 31211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hocker is recorded at frequency rank #19,951, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔkɐ]. Hörer is at rank #11,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːʁɐ].
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 31211, this pair ranks #1,732,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hocker vs Hörer
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Hocker": cko. Private to "Hörer": ö.
"Hocker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hörer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hocker ← hcoker · hhocker · hoccker · hocekr · hockerr · hockker · hockre · hokcer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hocker" and "Hörer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Hocker" vs "Hörer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hocker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hörer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,732,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hocker" and "Hörer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heckler vs Hocker". 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 #1,732,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.