Which to use
“hohem” and “hohl” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,278
- “hohem” frequency rank
- #18,281
- “hohl” frequency rank
- 22559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hohem | hohl |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hoch | ohne Inhalt |
Where the eye mixes hohem and hohl
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hohem runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hohl's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hohem vs hohl
A purely visual mix-up. hohem ([ˈhoːəm]) and hohl ([hoːl]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hohem is recorded at frequency rank #4,278, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhoːəm]. hohl is at rank #18,281, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hoːl].
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 22559, this pair ranks #1,872,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hohem vs hohl
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hohem": em. Private to "hohl": l.
"hohem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hohl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hohem" for "hohl" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "hohem" or "hohl" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hohem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hohl" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,872,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hohem" and "hohl" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heel vs hohl". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,872,711 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.