Which to use
“Hände” and “Hund” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,453
- “Hände” frequency rank
- #1,184
- “Hund” frequency rank
- 2637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hände | Hund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hand | Haustier, dessen Vorfahre der Wolf ist |
Where the eye mixes Hände and Hund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Hände runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Hund's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Hände with Hund
A purely visual mix-up. Hände ([ˈhɛndə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hände is recorded at frequency rank #1,453, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛndə]. 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 2637, this pair ranks #2,001,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hände vs Hund
Shared letters: dhn. Private to "Hände": eä. Private to "Hund": u.
"Hände" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hund ← hhund · hnud · hudn · hundd · hunnd · uhnd
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hände" for "Hund" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Hände" vs "Hund" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Hände" and "Hund" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hände" 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 #2,001,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hände" and "Hund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs Hände". 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 #2,001,909 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.