Which to use
“holy” is an adjective and “höre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,833
- “holy” frequency rank
- #2,115
- “höre” frequency rank
- 16948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holy | höre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | heilig | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Letter map: holy vs höre
Shared letters muted; letters that set holy and höre apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: holy vs höre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: holy is anadjective and höreaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
holy is recorded at frequency rank #14,833, classified as anadj, 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 16948, this pair ranks #1,931,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of holy vs höre
Shared letters: h. Private to "holy": loy. Private to "höre": erö.
"holy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "höre" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- holy ← hholy · hloy · holyy · hoyl · ohly
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "holy" for "höre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "holy" or "höre"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "holy" 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 #1,931,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "holy" and "höre" 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 #1,931,658 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.