Which to use
“Hörer” and “Horror” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,260
- “Hörer” frequency rank
- #7,772
- “Horror” frequency rank
- 19032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hörer | Horror |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die einem Radioprogramm oder sonstigen Sprechern zuhört | aus Erfahrung geborener Schrecken, Schauder |
Where the eye mixes Hörer and Horror
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Hörer runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Horror's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Hörer and Horror
A purely visual mix-up. Hörer ([ˈhøːʁɐ]) and Horror ([ˈhɔʁoːɐ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hörer is recorded at frequency rank #11,260, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːʁɐ]. Horror is at rank #7,772, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔʁoːɐ̯].
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 19032, this pair ranks #1,912,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hörer vs Horror
Shared letters: hr. Private to "Hörer": eö. Private to "Horror": o.
"Hörer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Horror" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Horror ← hhorror · horor · hororr · horrorr · horrro · hroror · ohrror
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hörer" for "Horror" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Hörer" vs "Horror" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hörer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Horror" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,912,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hörer" and "Horror" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hemer vs Hörer". 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 #1,912,483 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.