Which to use
“hören” is a verb and “Hure” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #702
- “hören” frequency rank
- #8,882
- “Hure” frequency rank
- 9584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hören | Hure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit den Ohren | Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt; Prostituierte |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hören and Hure apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hören is [ˈhøːʁən] while Hure is [ˈhuːʁə]. 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 9584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hören is recorded at frequency rank #702, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːʁən]. Hure is at rank #8,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhuːʁə].
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 9584, this pair ranks #1,979,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hören vs Hure
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "hören": nö. Private to "Hure": u.
"hören" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Hure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hure ← hhure · hrue · huer · hurre · uhre