Which to use
“hör” is a verb and “Horde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,601
- “hör” frequency rank
- #17,614
- “Horde” frequency rank
- 20215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hör | Horde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören | organisierte Gruppe von Individuen (meist Säugetieren), welche sich einen Lebensraum teilen |
Where the eye mixes hör and Horde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hör and Horde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hör is [høːɐ̯] while Horde is [ˈhɔʁdə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hör is recorded at frequency rank #2,601, classified as averb, pronounced [høːɐ̯]. Horde is at rank #17,614, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔʁdə].
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 20215, this pair ranks #1,900,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hör vs Horde
Shared letters: hr. Private to "hör": ö. Private to "Horde": deo.
"hör" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Horde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Horde ← hhorde · hodre · hordde · hored · horrde · hrode · ohrde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hör" and "Horde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hör" or "Horde" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hör" and "Horde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hör" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Horde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hör" and "Horde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hardi vs Horde". 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 #1,900,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.