Which to use
“Hocker” and “Hörner” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,951
- “Hocker” frequency rank
- #18,287
- “Hörner” frequency rank
- 38238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hocker | Hörner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einfaches Sitzmöbel ohne Rücken- und Armlehne | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Horn |
Where the eye mixes Hocker and Hörner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Hocker and Hörner
A purely visual mix-up. Hocker ([ˈhɔkɐ]) and Hörner ([ˈhœʁnɐ]) 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 38238, 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]. Hörner is at rank #18,287, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhœʁnɐ].
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 38238, this pair ranks #1,569,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hocker vs Hörner
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Hocker": cko. Private to "Hörner": nö.
"Hocker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hörner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hocker ← hcoker · hhocker · hoccker · hocekr · hockerr · hockker · hockre · hokcer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hocker" and "Hörner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Hocker" or "Hörner" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Hocker" and "Hörner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hocker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hörner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,569,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hocker" and "Hörner" 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 #1,569,182 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.