Which to use
“höhere” and “hohes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,890
- “höhere” frequency rank
- #5,381
- “hohes” frequency rank
- 7271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | höhere | hohes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hoch |
Where the eye mixes höhere and hohes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. höhere runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against hohes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: höhere vs hohes
A purely visual mix-up. höhere ([ˈhøːəʁə]) and hohes ([ˈhoːəs]) 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 7271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
höhere is recorded at frequency rank #1,890, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhøːəʁə]. hohes is at rank #5,381, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhoːəs].
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 7271, this pair ranks #1,988,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of höhere vs hohes
Shared letters: eh. Private to "höhere": rö. Private to "hohes": os.
"höhere" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "hohes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hohes ← hhoes · hhohes · hoehs · hohess · hohhes · hohse · ohhes
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "höhere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hohes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "höhere" and "hohes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs hohes". 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 #1,988,789 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.