Which to use
“hort” and “host” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,929
- “hort” frequency rank
- #18,284
- “host” frequency rank
- 37213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hort | host |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs horten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hosen |
Where the eye mixes hort and host
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hort and host
A purely visual mix-up. hort ([hɔʁt]) and host ([hoːst]) 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 a single letter - r in “hort” becomes s in “host”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37213, 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]. host is at rank #18,284, tagged as averb, pronounced [hoːst].
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 37213, this pair ranks #1,595,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hort vs host
Shared letters: hot. Private to "hort": r. Private to "host": s.
"hort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "host" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hort" and "host" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hort" vs "host" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hort" and "host" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "host" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,595,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hort" and "host" 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 #1,595,982 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.