Which to use
“her” is an adverb and “Hure” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #477
- “her” frequency rank
- #8,882
- “Hure” frequency rank
- 9359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | her | Hure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bewegung in Richtung des Sprechenden von einem entfernteren Ort aus | Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt; Prostituierte |
Where the eye mixes her and Hure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses her with Hure
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: her is [heːɐ̯] while Hure is [ˈhuːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
her is recorded at frequency rank #477, classified as anadv, pronounced [heːɐ̯]. Hure is at rank #8,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhuːʁə].
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 9359, this pair ranks #1,980,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of her vs Hure
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "her": -. Private to "Hure": u.
"her" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Hure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hure ← hhure · hrue · huer · hurre · uhre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "her" and "Hure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "her" or "Hure" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "her" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,980,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "her" and "Hure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs Hure". 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 #1,980,327 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.