Which to use
“hola” is a phrase and “höre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,229
- “hola” frequency rank
- #2,115
- “höre” frequency rank
- 50344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hola | höre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hallo | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Letter map: hola vs höre
Shared letters muted; letters that set hola and höre apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: hola vs höre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hola is aphrase and höreaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hola is recorded at frequency rank #48,229, classified as aphrase, pronounced […]. höre is at rank #2,115, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːʁə].
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 50344, this pair ranks #1,177,304 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hola vs höre
Shared letters: h. Private to "hola": alo. Private to "höre": erö.
"hola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "höre" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hola ← hhola · hloa · hoal · holla · ohla
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hola" for "höre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hola" vs "höre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "hola" vs "höre" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "höre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,177,304 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hola" and "höre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hola vs puzzles". 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 #1,177,304 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.