Which to use
“Hoden” is a noun and “höre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,831
- “Hoden” frequency rank
- #2,115
- “höre” frequency rank
- 16946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hoden | höre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männliche Keimdrüse | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes Hoden and höre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Hoden vs höre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hoden is [ˈhoːdn̩] while höre is [ˈhøːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16946, 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]. höre is at rank #2,115, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːʁə].
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 16946, this pair ranks #1,931,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hoden vs höre
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Hoden": dno. Private to "höre": rö.
"Hoden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "höre" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hoden ← hdoen · hhoden · hodden · hodenn · hodne · hoedn · ohden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hoden" and "höre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Hoden" vs "höre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hoden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "höre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,931,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hoden" and "höre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hide vs Hoden". 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 #1,931,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.