HadesvshideConfusable pair

Which to use

“Hades” and “hide” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,792
“Hades” frequency rank
#48,219
“hide” frequency rank
87011
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hades hide
Definition Gott der Unterwelt, Bruder des Zeus die Haut eines Tiers

Where the eye mixes Hades and hide

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Hades
4 ch
hide

Visual trap between Hades and hide

A purely visual mix-up. Hades ([ˈhaːdɛs]) and hide ([haɪd]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hades is recorded at frequency rank #38,792, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːdɛs]. hide is at rank #48,219, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haɪd].

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 87011, this pair ranks #85,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Hades vs hide

Shared letters: deh. Private to "Hades": as. Private to "hide": i.

"Hades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "hide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hadesahdes · haddes · hadess · hadse · haeds · hdaes · hhades
  • hidehdie · hhide · hidde · hied · ihde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hades" and "hide" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhaːdɛs] versus [haɪd]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Hades" vs "hide" - which ranks higher?
"Hades" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,792 in our German list, against #48,219 for "hide". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Hades" and "hide" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #85,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hades" and "hide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs hide". 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 #85,895 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list