Which to use
“Höfe” is a noun and “höre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,734
- “Höfe” frequency rank
- #2,115
- “höre” frequency rank
- 18849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Höfe | höre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hof | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes Höfe and höre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Höfe and höre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Höfe vs höre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Höfe is [ˈhøːfə] while höre is [ˈhøːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - f in “Höfe” becomes r in “höre”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18849, 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]. 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 18849, this pair ranks #1,914,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Höfe vs höre
Shared letters: ehö. Private to "Höfe": f. Private to "höre": r.
"Höfe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "höre" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Höfe" and "höre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Höfe" or "höre"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Höfe" 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 #1,914,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Höfe" and "höre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs Höfe". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,914,302 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.