Which to use
“Hohn” is a noun and “hon” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,292
- “Hohn” frequency rank
- #40,001
- “hon” frequency rank
- 61293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hohn | hon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | demütigender, beißender Spott | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs honen |
Same sound, different letters: Hohn vs hon
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - Hohn / hon
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Hohn and hon carry the same recorded pronunciation, [hoːn]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hohn is recorded at frequency rank #21,292, classified as anoun, pronounced [hoːn]. hon is at rank #40,001, tagged as averb, 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 61293, this pair ranks #755,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hohn vs hon
Shared letters: hno. Private to "Hohn": -. Private to "hon": -.
"Hohn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hon" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hohn ← hhohn · hhon · hohhn · hohnn · honh · ohhn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hohn" and "hon" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Hohn" or "hon"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hohn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #755,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hohn" and "hon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs hon". 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 #755,206 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.