Which to use
“höre” and “hurt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,115
- “höre” frequency rank
- #43,976
- “hurt” frequency rank
- 46091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | höre | hurt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs huren |
Where the eye mixes höre and hurt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. höre (CVCV) and hurt (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between höre and hurt
A purely visual mix-up. höre ([ˈhøːʁə]) and hurt ([huːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46091, 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]. hurt is at rank #43,976, tagged as averb, pronounced [huːɐ̯t].
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 46091, this pair ranks #1,330,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of höre vs hurt
Shared letters: hr. Private to "höre": eö. Private to "hurt": tu.
"höre" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hurt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hurt ← hhurt · hrut · hurrt · hurtt · hutr · uhrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "höre" and "hurt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "höre" or "hurt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "höre" and "hurt" 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 "hurt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,330,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "höre" and "hurt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hum vs hurt". 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 #1,330,939 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.