# Hirt vs hurt

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hirt
*noun · IPA [hɪʁt] · frequency rank #31,614*
Hüter einer Herde

### hurt
*verb · IPA [huːɐ̯t] · frequency rank #43,976*
2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs huren

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hirt-vs-hurt