Which to use
“header” is a noun and “Hodder” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,552
- “header” frequency rank
- #48,283
- “Hodder” frequency rank
- 56835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | header | Hodder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The upper portion of a page (or other) layout. | An English surname originating as an occupation, for the trade name hodder |
Letter map: header vs Hodder
Shared letters muted; letters that set header and Hodder apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - header and Hodder
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: header is anoun and Hodderaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
header is recorded at frequency rank #8,552, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɛdɚ/. Hodder is at rank #48,283, tagged as aname.
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 56835, this pair ranks #123,403 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of header vs Hodder
Shared letters: dehr. Private to "header": a. Private to "Hodder": o.
"header" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Hodder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "header" for "Hodder" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
You've compared "header" and "Hodder". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "header" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hodder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,403 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "header" and "Hodder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hodder vs holier". 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 #123,403 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.