Which to use
“Haut” is a noun and “hum” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,391
- “Haut” frequency rank
- #47,488
- “hum” frequency rank
- 48879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haut | hum |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | größtes Sinnesorgan bei Menschen und Tieren, das gleichzeitig als Schutz des darunterliegenden Gewebes, Atmung, Wärmeregulierung und anderem dient | männliches Personalpronomen der dritten Person Singular im Objektiv(≘ Dativ und Akkusativ): ihm, ihn |
Letter map: Haut vs hum
Shared letters muted; letters that set Haut and hum apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Haut runs 4 letters (CVVC) against hum's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Haut vs hum
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Haut is anoun and humapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haut is recorded at frequency rank #1,391, classified as anoun, pronounced [haʊ̯t]. hum is at rank #47,488, tagged as apron, pronounced […].
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 48879, this pair ranks #1,232,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Haut vs hum
Shared letters: hu. Private to "Haut": at. Private to "hum": m.
"Haut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hum" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Haut ← ahut · hatu · hautt · hhaut · huat
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Haut" and "hum" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Haut" or "hum" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Haut" and "hum".
- Full dictionary entry for "Haut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hum" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,232,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haut" and "hum" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hum vs puzzles". 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 #1,232,130 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.