hör vs HP, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“hör” is a verb and “HP” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,601
“hör” frequency rank: #8,393
“HP” frequency rank: 10994
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	hör	HP
Definition	2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören	Halbpension

Letter map: hör vs HP

Shared letters muted; letters that set hör and HP apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

hör

2 ch

Grammar separator: hör vs HP

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hör is averb and HPanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10994, 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]. HP is at rank #8,393, tagged as anabbrev.

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 10994, this pair ranks #1,972,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hör vs HP

Shared letters: h. Private to "hör": rö. Private to "HP": p.

"hör" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "HP" · 2 letters · shape CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hör" and "HP" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hör" is a verb and "HP" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary German text, does "hör" or "HP" show up more?

"hör" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,601 in our German list, against #8,393 for "HP". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "hör" vs "HP" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "hör" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "HP" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,972,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"hör" and "HP" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs HP". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,972,247 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.