HodenvsHohnWhich spelling fits?

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“Hoden” and “Hohn” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,831
“Hoden” frequency rank
#21,292
“Hohn” frequency rank
36123
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hoden Hohn
Definition männliche Keimdrüse demütigender, beißender Spott

Where the eye mixes Hoden and Hohn

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Hoden
4 ch
Hohn

Visual trap between Hoden and Hohn

A purely visual mix-up. Hoden ([ˈhoːdn̩]) and Hohn ([hoːn]) 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 36123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hoden is recorded at frequency rank #14,831, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhoːdn̩]. Hohn is at rank #21,292, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hoːn].

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 36123, this pair ranks #1,623,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Hoden vs Hohn

Shared letters: hno. Private to "Hoden": de. Private to "Hohn": -.

"Hoden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Hohn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hodenhdoen · hhoden · hodden · hodenn · hodne · hoedn · ohden
  • Hohnhhohn · hhon · hohhn · hohnn · honh · ohhn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Hoden" for "Hohn" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhoːdn̩] versus [hoːn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Hoden" or "Hohn"?
"Hoden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,831 in our German list, against #21,292 for "Hohn". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Hoden" and "Hohn" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hoden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hohn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,623,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hoden" and "Hohn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs Hohn". 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 #1,623,365 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