Which to use
“höre” is a verb and “Hörer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,115
- “höre” frequency rank
- #11,260
- “Hörer” frequency rank
- 13375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | höre | Hörer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören | Person, die einem Radioprogramm oder sonstigen Sprechern zuhört |
Where the eye mixes höre and Hörer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. höre runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Hörer's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses höre with Hörer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: höre is [ˈhøːʁə] while Hörer is [ˈhøːʁɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “höre” sits inside “Hörer”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
höre is recorded at frequency rank #2,115, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːʁə]. Hörer is at rank #11,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːʁɐ].
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 13375, this pair ranks #1,958,403 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of höre vs Hörer
Shared letters: ehrö. Private to "höre": -. Private to "Hörer": -.
"höre" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Hörer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "höre" for "Hörer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "höre" vs "Hörer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "höre" and "Hörer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "höre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hörer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,403 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "höre" and "Hörer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hemer vs Hörer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,958,403 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.