höret

[ˈhøːʁət]

/[ˈhøːʁət]/ verb

The verdict

“höret” is uncommon German (frequency #95,749 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,749
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören

Corpus desk

Index DE-horet · höret · German

höret · rank #95,749 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,749
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Höhlenforscher

Nearest frequency peer: Höhlenforscher (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „höret“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „höret“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for höret
PropertyValue
Headwordhöret
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhøːʁət]
Letters5
Frequency rank#95,749
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „höret“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.höretfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Höhlenforscher“ (#95,748), „Hörigkeit“ (#95,750), „hängenbleiben“ (#95,747). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „höret“ bei #95,749. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

höret is uncommon German at frequency #95,749 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhøːʁət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören".

No misspelling variants are generated for höret in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is höret, spelled H-Ö-R-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "höret"?
"höret" is spelled H-Ö-R-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːʁət].
What does "höret" mean?
As a verb, "höret" means: 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören
How do you pronounce "höret"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "höret" is [ˈhøːʁət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "höret" come from?
"höret" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "höret", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list