hilde vs Hunde, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#20,294
“hilde” frequency rank: #2,343
“Hunde” frequency rank: 22637
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	hilde	Hunde
Definition	2. Person Singular Imperativ des Verbs hildan	Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hund

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hilde and Hunde apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

hilde

5 ch

Hunde

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hilde is averb and Hundeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hilde is recorded at frequency rank #20,294, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Hunde is at rank #2,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊndə].

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 22637, this pair ranks #1,871,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hilde vs Hunde

Shared letters: deh. Private to "hilde": il. Private to "Hunde": nu.

"hilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

hilde ← hhilde · hidle · hildde · hiled · hillde · hlide · ihlde
Hunde ← hhunde · hnude · hudne · hundde · huned · hunnde · uhnde

Frequency comparison

hilde#20,294

Hunde#2,343

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hilde" and "Hunde" be used interchangeably?

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

Which is more common, "hilde" or "Hunde"?

"Hunde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,343 in our German list, against #20,294 for "hilde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hilde vs Hunde

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “hilde”; for a noun, it's “Hunde”.
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