Which to use
“Uhr” is a noun and “UrhG” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #200
- “Uhr” frequency rank
- #42,896
- “UrhG” frequency rank
- 43096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Uhr | UrhG |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrument zur Messung der Zeit, Chronometer | Urheberrechtsgesetz |
Letter map: Uhr vs UrhG
Shared letters muted; letters that set Uhr and UrhG apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Uhr runs 3 letters (VCC) against UrhG's 4 (VCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for Uhr / UrhG
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Uhr is anoun and UrhGanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Uhr is recorded at frequency rank #200, classified as anoun, pronounced [uːɐ̯]. UrhG is at rank #42,896, tagged as anabbrev.
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 43096, this pair ranks #1,428,781 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Uhr vs UrhG
Shared letters: hru. Private to "Uhr": -. Private to "UrhG": g.
"Uhr" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "UrhG" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- UrhG ← ruhg · uhrg · urgh · urhgg · urhhg · urrhg
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Uhr" and "UrhG" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Uhr" or "UrhG" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "Uhr" vs "UrhG" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Uhr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "UrhG" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,428,781 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Uhr" and "UrhG" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "uch vs UrhG". 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 #1,428,781 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.