Höfe vs hör, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Höfe” is a noun and “hör” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,734
“Höfe” frequency rank: #2,601
“hör” frequency rank: 19335
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Höfe	hör
Definition	Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hof	2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Höfe and hör apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

Höfe

3 ch

hör

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Höfe is [ˈhøːfə] while hör is [høːɐ̯]. 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 19335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Höfe is recorded at frequency rank #16,734, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːfə]. hör is at rank #2,601, tagged as averb, pronounced [høːɐ̯].

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 19335, this pair ranks #1,909,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Höfe vs hör

Shared letters: hö. Private to "Höfe": ef. Private to "hör": r.

"Höfe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hör" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequency comparison

Höfe#16,734

hör#2,601

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Höfe" and "hör" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Höfe" is a noun and "hör" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Höfe" or "hör"?

"hör" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,601 in our German list, against #16,734 for "Höfe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Höfe vs hör

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Höfe”; for a verb, it's “hör”.
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