hidden vs hide, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“hidden” is a verb and “hide” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,382
“hidden” frequency rank: #48,219
“hide” frequency rank: 72601
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	hidden	hide
Definition	Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs hide	die Haut eines Tiers

Letter map: hidden vs hide

Shared letters muted; letters that set hidden and hide apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch

hidden

4 ch

hide

Grammar separator: hidden vs hide

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hidden is averb and hideanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hidden is recorded at frequency rank #24,382, classified as averb, pronounced […]. hide is at rank #48,219, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haɪd].

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 72601, this pair ranks #383,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hidden vs hide

Shared letters: dehi. Private to "hidden": n. Private to "hide": -.

"hidden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

hidden ← hdiden · hhidden · hiddenn · hiddne · hidedn · hiden · ihdden
hide ← hdie · hhide · hidde · hied · ihde

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hidden" and "hide" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hidden" is a verb and "hide" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "hidden" vs "hide" - which ranks higher?

"hidden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,382 in our German list, against #48,219 for "hide". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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Full dictionary entry for "hidden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "hide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #383,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"hidden" and "hide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs hide". 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 #383,753 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.