Which to use
“Höhe” is a noun and “hole” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #717
- “Höhe” frequency rank
- #7,486
- “hole” frequency rank
- 8203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Höhe | hole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Dimension (Größe) nach oben | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs holen |
Where the eye mixes Höhe and hole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Höhe is [ˈhøːə] while hole is [ˈhoːlə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Höhe is recorded at frequency rank #717, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːə]. hole is at rank #7,486, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhoːlə].
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 8203, this pair ranks #1,985,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Höhe vs hole
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Höhe": ö. Private to "hole": lo.
"Höhe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hole ← hhole · hloe · hoel · holle · ohle