Which to use
“hidden” is a verb and “Hilden” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,382
- “hidden” frequency rank
- #26,049
- “Hilden” frequency rank
- 50431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hidden | Hilden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs hide | eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland |
Letter map: hidden vs Hilden
Shared letters muted; letters that set hidden and Hilden apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: hidden vs Hilden
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hidden is averb and Hildenaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “hidden” becomes l in “Hilden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hidden is recorded at frequency rank #24,382, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Hilden is at rank #26,049, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈhɪldn̩].
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 50431, this pair ranks #1,173,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hidden vs Hilden
Shared letters: dehin. Private to "hidden": -. Private to "Hilden": l.
"hidden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hilden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "hidden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hilden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,173,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hidden" and "Hilden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hidden 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 #1,173,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.