Which to use
“Homer” is a name and “höre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,455
- “Homer” frequency rank
- #2,115
- “höre” frequency rank
- 13570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Homer | höre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes Homer and höre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Homer runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against höre's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Homer vs höre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Homer is [hoˈmeːɐ̯] while höre is [ˈhøːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Homer is recorded at frequency rank #11,455, classified as aname, pronounced [hoˈmeːɐ̯]. 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 13570, this pair ranks #1,957,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Homer vs höre
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Homer": mo. Private to "höre": ö.
"Homer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "höre" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Homer ← hhomer · hmoer · hoemr · homerr · hommer · homre · ohmer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Homer" for "höre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Homer" or "höre"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Homer" and "höre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Homer" 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 #1,957,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Homer" and "höre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hemer vs Homer". 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 #1,957,134 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.