Which to use
“Hindu” and “Hindus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,235
- “Hindu” frequency rank
- #36,396
- “Hindus” frequency rank
- 71631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hindu | Hindus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an den Hinduismus glaubender Mensch | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hindu |
Where the eye mixes Hindu and Hindus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Hindu runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Hindus's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Hindu and Hindus
A purely visual mix-up. Hindu ([ˈhɪndu]) and Hindus ([ˈhɪndus]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Hindu” sits inside “Hindus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hindu is recorded at frequency rank #35,235, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪndu]. Hindus is at rank #36,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪndus].
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 71631, this pair ranks #411,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hindu vs Hindus
Shared letters: dhinu. Private to "Hindu": -. Private to "Hindus": s.
"Hindu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hindus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hindu" for "Hindus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Hindu" or "Hindus"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hindu" and "Hindus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hindu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hindus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hindu" and "Hindus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hide vs Hindu". 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 #411,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.