Which to use
“holte” is a verb and “Hütte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,359
- “holte” frequency rank
- #4,619
- “Hütte” frequency rank
- 8978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holte | Hütte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs holen | "kleines und bautechnisch einfaches Gebäude, das häufig von den späteren Nutzern in Eigenarbeit aus lokal verfügbaren, möglicherweise auch vergänglichen oder losen zusammengefügten Materialien errichtet wird" |
Where the eye mixes holte and Hütte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses holte with Hütte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: holte is [ˈhoːltə] while Hütte is [ˈhʏtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8978, 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]. Hütte is at rank #4,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʏtə].
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 8978, this pair ranks #1,981,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of holte vs Hütte
Shared letters: eht. Private to "holte": lo. Private to "Hütte": ü.
"holte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hütte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- holte ← hholte · hlote · holet · hollte · holtte · ohlte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "holte" for "Hütte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "holte" vs "Hütte" - which ranks higher?
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 "holte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hütte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "holte" and "Hütte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hegte vs Hütte". 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 #1,981,971 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.