Which to use
“hide” and “Hürde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,219
- “hide” frequency rank
- #9,739
- “Hürde” frequency rank
- 57958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hide | Hürde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Haut eines Tiers | 76,20 bis 106,68 cm hohes Hindernis, das in bestimmten Abständen (ungefähr 8,50 bis 35 m) auf der Laufstrecke steht und vom Läufer überwunden werden muss, ohne dass es umfällt |
Where the eye mixes hide and Hürde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hide and Hürde
A purely visual mix-up. hide ([haɪd]) and Hürde ([ˈhʏʁdə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hide is recorded at frequency rank #48,219, classified as anoun, pronounced [haɪd]. Hürde is at rank #9,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʏʁdə].
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 57958, this pair ranks #881,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hide vs Hürde
Shared letters: deh. Private to "hide": i. Private to "Hürde": rü.
"hide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Hürde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hide ← hdie · hhide · hidde · hied · ihde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hide" and "Hürde" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hide" or "Hürde" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hide" and "Hürde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hürde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #881,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hide" and "Hürde" 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 #881,174 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.