Which to use
“her” is an adverb and “hurt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #477
- “her” frequency rank
- #43,976
- “hurt” frequency rank
- 44453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | her | hurt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bewegung in Richtung des Sprechenden von einem entfernteren Ort aus | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs huren |
Where the eye mixes her and hurt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses her with hurt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: her is [heːɐ̯] while hurt is [huːɐ̯t]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
her is recorded at frequency rank #477, classified as anadv, pronounced [heːɐ̯]. hurt is at rank #43,976, tagged as averb, pronounced [huːɐ̯t].
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 44453, this pair ranks #1,385,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of her vs hurt
Shared letters: hr. Private to "her": e. Private to "hurt": tu.
"her" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hurt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hurt ← hhurt · hrut · hurrt · hurtt · hutr · uhrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "her" and "hurt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "her" vs "hurt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "her" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hurt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,385,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "her" and "hurt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hum vs hurt". 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 #1,385,711 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.