Which to use
“hour” and “hours” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,576
- “hour” frequency rank
- #28,708
- “hours” frequency rank
- 47284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hour | hours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stunde | Plural des Substantivs hour |
Where the eye mixes hour and hours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hour with hours
A purely visual mix-up. hour ([aʊə(ɹ)]) and hours ([aʊə(ɹ)z]) 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 extra letter(s) - “hour” sits inside “hours”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hour is recorded at frequency rank #18,576, classified as anoun, pronounced [aʊə(ɹ)]. hours is at rank #28,708, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aʊə(ɹ)z].
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 47284, this pair ranks #1,289,762 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hour vs hours
Shared letters: horu. Private to "hour": -. Private to "hours": s.
"hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hours" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hour" and "hours" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hour" or "hours" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hour" and "hours" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,289,762 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hour" and "hours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Homs vs hours". 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 #1,289,762 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.