Which to use
“hohen” is an adjective and “hörten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #858
- “hohen” frequency rank
- #11,457
- “hörten” frequency rank
- 12315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hohen | hörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hoch | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes hohen and hörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hohen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hörten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hohen vs hörten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hohen is [ˈhoːən] while hörten is [ˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hohen is recorded at frequency rank #858, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhoːən]. hörten is at rank #11,457, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːɐ̯tn̩].
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 12315, this pair ranks #1,964,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hohen vs hörten
Shared letters: ehn. Private to "hohen": o. Private to "hörten": rtö.
"hohen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hörten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hohen ← hhoen · hhohen · hoehn · hohenn · hohhen · hohne · ohhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hohen" and "hörten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hohen" or "hörten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hohen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hörten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hohen" and "hörten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harren vs hörten". 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 #1,964,909 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.