Which to use
“holy” is an adjective and “hör” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,833
- “holy” frequency rank
- #2,601
- “hör” frequency rank
- 17434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holy | hör |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | heilig | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Letter map: holy vs hör
Shared letters muted; letters that set holy and hör apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - holy and hör
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: holy is anadjective and höraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
holy is recorded at frequency rank #14,833, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. hör is at rank #2,601, tagged as averb, pronounced [høːɐ̯].
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 17434, this pair ranks #1,927,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of holy vs hör
Shared letters: h. Private to "holy": loy. Private to "hör": rö.
"holy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hör" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- holy ← hholy · hloy · holyy · hoyl · ohly
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "holy" and "hör" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "holy" or "hör"?
After this comparison
Pair "holy" vs "hör" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "holy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hör" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,927,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "holy" and "hör" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "holy 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 #1,927,441 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.