Which to use
“hort” and “hörten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,929
- “hort” frequency rank
- #11,457
- “hörten” frequency rank
- 30386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hort | hörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs horten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes hort and hörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hort runs 4 letters (CVCC) against hörten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hort with hörten
A purely visual mix-up. hort ([hɔʁt]) and hörten ([ˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hort is recorded at frequency rank #18,929, classified as averb, pronounced [hɔʁt]. hörten is at rank #11,457, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːɐ̯tn̩].
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 30386, this pair ranks #1,748,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hort vs hörten
Shared letters: hrt. Private to "hort": o. Private to "hörten": enö.
"hort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hörten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hort ← hhort · horrt · hortt · hotr · hrot · ohrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hort" and "hörten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hort" or "hörten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hörten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,748,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hort" and "hörten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs hort". 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 #1,748,946 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.