Which to use
“Höhe” is a noun and “höre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #717
- “Höhe” frequency rank
- #2,115
- “höre” frequency rank
- 2832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Höhe | höre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Dimension (Größe) nach oben | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes Höhe and höre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Höhe is [ˈhøːə] while höre is [ˈhøːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - h in “Höhe” 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 2832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Höhe is recorded at frequency rank #717, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːə]. 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 2832, this pair ranks #2,001,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Höhe vs höre
Shared letters: ehö. Private to "Höhe": -. Private to "höre": r.
"Höhe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "höre" · 4 letters · shape CVCV