Which to use
“Höhle” and “Hohn” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,271
- “Höhle” frequency rank
- #21,292
- “Hohn” frequency rank
- 26563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Höhle | Hohn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch natürliche Prozesse entstandener, für Menschen zugänglicher hohler Raum in der Erdkruste, der relativ nah an der Oberfläche ist und teilweise oder ganz von Gestein umgeben ist | demütigender, beißender Spott |
Where the eye mixes Höhle and Hohn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Höhle and Hohn
A purely visual mix-up. Höhle ([ˈhøːlə]) and Hohn ([hoːn]) 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 26563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Höhle is recorded at frequency rank #5,271, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːlə]. Hohn is at rank #21,292, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hoːn].
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 26563, this pair ranks #1,816,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Höhle vs Hohn
Shared letters: h. Private to "Höhle": elö. Private to "Hohn": no.
"Höhle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hohn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hohn ← hhohn · hhon · hohhn · hohnn · honh · ohhn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Höhle" and "Hohn" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Höhle" or "Hohn" 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 "Höhle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hohn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,816,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Höhle" and "Hohn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs Hohn". 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 #1,816,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.