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 |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Dimension (Größe) nach oben | Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt; Prostituierte |
Where the eye mixes Höhe and Hure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
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
- Hure ← hhure · hrue · huer · hurre · uhre