Which to use
“Holder” and “Hörer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,739
- “Holder” frequency rank
- #11,260
- “Hörer” frequency rank
- 45999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Holder | Hörer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Holunder | Person, die einem Radioprogramm oder sonstigen Sprechern zuhört |
Where the eye mixes Holder and Hörer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Holder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Hörer's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Holder vs Hörer
A purely visual mix-up. Holder ([ˈhɔldɐ]) and Hörer ([ˈhøːʁɐ]) 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 45999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Holder is recorded at frequency rank #34,739, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔldɐ]. Hörer is at rank #11,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːʁɐ].
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 45999, this pair ranks #1,333,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Holder vs Hörer
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Holder": dlo. Private to "Hörer": ö.
"Holder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hörer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Holder ← hholder · hloder · hodler · holdder · holderr · holdre · holedr · hollder
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Holder" and "Hörer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Holder" or "Hörer" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Holder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hörer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,333,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Holder" and "Hörer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hader vs Holder". 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 #1,333,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.