Which to use
“hing” is a verb and “Hund” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,109
- “hing” frequency rank
- #1,184
- “Hund” frequency rank
- 11293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hing | Hund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hängen | Haustier, dessen Vorfahre der Wolf ist |
Where the eye mixes hing and Hund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hing and Hund follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hing vs Hund
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hing is [hɪŋ] while Hund is [hʊnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hing is recorded at frequency rank #10,109, classified as averb, pronounced [hɪŋ]. Hund is at rank #1,184, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hʊnt].
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 11293, this pair ranks #1,970,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hing vs Hund
Shared letters: hn. Private to "hing": gi. Private to "Hund": du.
"hing" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Hund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hing" and "Hund" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hing" vs "Hund" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hing" and "Hund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hide vs hing". 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 #1,970,636 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.