Which to use
“Höhlen” and “Hopfen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,311
- “Höhlen” frequency rank
- #23,988
- “Hopfen” frequency rank
- 36299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Höhlen | Hopfen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Höhle | der echte Hopfen, eine 5 m hohe Kletterpflanze, dient als Bitterstoff-Erzeuger in der Bierbrauerei |
Where the eye mixes Höhlen and Hopfen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Höhlen vs Hopfen
A purely visual mix-up. Höhlen ([ˈhøːlən]) and Hopfen ([ˈhɔp͡fn̩]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Höhlen is recorded at frequency rank #12,311, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːlən]. Hopfen is at rank #23,988, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔp͡fn̩].
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 36299, this pair ranks #1,619,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Höhlen vs Hopfen
Shared letters: ehn. Private to "Höhlen": lö. Private to "Hopfen": fop.
"Höhlen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hopfen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hopfen ← hhopfen · hofpen · hopefn · hopfenn · hopffen · hopfne · hoppfen · hpofen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Höhlen" and "Hopfen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Höhlen" or "Hopfen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Höhlen" and "Hopfen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Höhlen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hopfen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,619,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Höhlen" and "Hopfen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Happen vs Hopfen". 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 #1,619,066 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.