Which to use
“Hand” and “Hund” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #432
- “Hand” frequency rank
- #1,184
- “Hund” frequency rank
- 1616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hand | Hund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen | Haustier, dessen Vorfahre der Wolf ist |
Where the eye mixes Hand and Hund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Hand and Hund
A purely visual mix-up. Hand ([hant]) and Hund ([hʊnt]) 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 a single letter - a in “Hand” becomes u in “Hund”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hand is recorded at frequency rank #432, classified as anoun, pronounced [hant]. Hund is at rank #1,184, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hʊnt].
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 1616, this pair ranks #2,004,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hand vs Hund
Shared letters: dhn. Private to "Hand": a. Private to "Hund": u.
"Hand" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Hund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hand" and "Hund" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Hand" vs "Hund" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Hand" and "Hund" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hand" and "Hund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs Hand". 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 #2,004,022 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.