HöhevsHureWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Höhe” and “Hure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#717
“Höhe” frequency rank
#8,882
“Hure” frequency rank
9599
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Höhe Hure
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Where the eye mixes Höhe and Hure

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Höhe
4 ch
Hure

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Höhe ([ˈhøːə]) and Hure ([ˈhuːʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Höhe is recorded at frequency rank #717, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːə]. Hure is at rank #8,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhuːʁə].

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 9599, this pair ranks #1,979,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Höhe vs Hure

Shared letters: eh. Private to "Höhe": ö. Private to "Hure": ru.

"Höhe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Hure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hurehhure · hrue · huer · hurre · uhre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Höhe" and "Hure" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhøːə] versus [ˈhuːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Höhe" or "Hure"?
"Höhe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #717 in our German list, against #8,882 for "Hure". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list