Which to use
“Hof” and “hour” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,773
- “Hof” frequency rank
- #18,576
- “hour” frequency rank
- 20349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hof | hour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | umgrenzter Platz, Wirtschafts- und Verkehrsfläche auf einem Grundstück, in der Regel von Gebäuden umschlossen oder hinter, vor oder zwischen Gebäuden gelegen | Stunde |
Where the eye mixes Hof and hour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Hof vs hour
A purely visual mix-up. Hof ([hoːf]) and hour ([aʊə(ɹ)]) 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 20349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hof is recorded at frequency rank #1,773, classified as anoun, pronounced [hoːf]. hour is at rank #18,576, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aʊə(ɹ)].
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 20349, this pair ranks #1,898,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hof vs hour
Shared letters: ho. Private to "Hof": f. Private to "hour": ru.
"Hof" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hour ← hhour · horu · hourr · huor · ohur
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hof" for "hour" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Hof" or "hour" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hof" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hof" and "hour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs hour". 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 #1,898,664 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.