Which to use
“holte” and “hörte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,359
- “holte” frequency rank
- #3,195
- “hörte” frequency rank
- 7554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holte | hörte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs holen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes holte and hörte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: holte vs hörte
A purely visual mix-up. holte ([ˈhoːltə]) and hörte ([ˈhøːɐ̯tə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
holte is recorded at frequency rank #4,359, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhoːltə]. hörte is at rank #3,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːɐ̯tə].
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 7554, this pair ranks #1,987,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of holte vs hörte
Shared letters: eht. Private to "holte": lo. Private to "hörte": rö.
"holte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hörte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- holte ← hholte · hlote · holet · hollte · holtte · ohlte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "holte" and "hörte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "holte" or "hörte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "holte" and "hörte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "holte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hörte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "holte" and "hörte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hola vs holte". 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 #1,987,731 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.