Which to use
“Herd” and “Hund” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,043
- “Herd” frequency rank
- #1,184
- “Hund” frequency rank
- 10227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Herd | Hund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (zentrale) Feuerstelle, Wärmequelle und Kochstelle eines Hauses | Haustier, dessen Vorfahre der Wolf ist |
Where the eye mixes Herd and Hund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Herd and Hund follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Herd and Hund
A purely visual mix-up. Herd ([heːɐ̯t]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Herd is recorded at frequency rank #9,043, classified as anoun, pronounced [heːɐ̯t]. 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 10227, this pair ranks #1,976,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Herd vs Hund
Shared letters: dh. Private to "Herd": er. Private to "Hund": nu.
"Herd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Hund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Herd" and "Hund" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Herd" vs "Hund" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Herd" 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 #1,976,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Herd" and "Hund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heel vs Herd". 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 #1,976,164 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.