Which to use
“hören” is a verb and “Hormon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #702
- “hören” frequency rank
- #36,984
- “Hormon” frequency rank
- 37686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hören | Hormon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit den Ohren | Substanz, die Information von einem Organ zum anderen oder von einem Gewebe zum anderen überträgt und so Körperfunktionen reguliert |
Where the eye mixes hören and Hormon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hören runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Hormon's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hören vs Hormon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hören is [ˈhøːʁən] while Hormon is [hɔʁˈmoːn]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hören is recorded at frequency rank #702, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːʁən]. Hormon is at rank #36,984, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɔʁˈmoːn].
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 37686, this pair ranks #1,583,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hören vs Hormon
Shared letters: hnr. Private to "hören": eö. Private to "Hormon": mo.
"hören" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Hormon" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hormon ← hhormon · homron · hormmon · hormno · hormonn · horomn · horrmon · hromon
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hören" and "Hormon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hören" or "Hormon" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hormon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,583,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hören" and "Hormon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Homos vs Hormon". 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 #1,583,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.