Which to use
“Herr” is a noun and “hr” is an onomatopoeia - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,434
- “Herr” frequency rank
- #25,352
- “hr” frequency rank
- 57786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Herr | hr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Monsieur, appellation permettant de s’adresser de façon polie à un homme, normalement suivi par son nom de famille ou son titre. | Variante de hrr. |
Letter map: Herr vs hr
Shared letters muted; letters that set Herr and hr apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Herr and hr
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Herr is anoun and hranonomatopoeia. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Herr is recorded at frequency rank #32,434, classified as anoun, pronounced \hɛʁ\. hr is at rank #25,352, tagged as anonomatopoeia.
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 57786, this pair ranks #112,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Herr vs hr
Shared letters: hr. Private to "Herr": e. Private to "hr": -.
"Herr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hr" · 2 letters · shape CC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Herr ← ehrr · hherr · hrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Herr" and "hr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Herr" or "hr"?
What to do next
Pair "Herr" vs "hr" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Herr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Herr" and "hr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Herr vs heurt". 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 #112,971 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.