Which to use
“Hörer” and “hour” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,260
- “Hörer” frequency rank
- #18,576
- “hour” frequency rank
- 29836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hörer | hour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die einem Radioprogramm oder sonstigen Sprechern zuhört | Stunde |
Where the eye mixes Hörer and hour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Hörer runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hour's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Hörer vs hour
A purely visual mix-up. Hörer ([ˈhøːʁɐ]) and hour ([aʊə(ɹ)]) 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 29836, 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]. hour is at rank #18,576, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aʊə(ɹ)].
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 29836, this pair ranks #1,759,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hörer vs hour
Shared letters: hr. Private to "Hörer": eö. Private to "hour": ou.
"Hörer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hour ← hhour · horu · hourr · huor · ohur
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hörer" and "hour" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Hörer" vs "hour" - 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 "hour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,759,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hörer" and "hour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs hour". 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 #1,759,347 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.