Which to use
“hissen” and “husten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,966
- “hissen” frequency rank
- #10,111
- “husten” frequency rank
- 54077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hissen | husten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Flagge oder ein Segel am Mast nach oben ziehen | heftig Luft aus der Lunge ausstoßen |
Where the eye mixes hissen and husten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hissen and husten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hissen vs husten
A purely visual mix-up. hissen ([ˈhɪsn̩]) and husten ([ˈhuːstn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hissen is recorded at frequency rank #43,966, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪsn̩]. husten is at rank #10,111, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhuːstn̩].
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 54077, this pair ranks #1,033,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hissen vs husten
Shared letters: ehns. Private to "hissen": i. Private to "husten": tu.
"hissen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "husten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hissen" for "husten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hissen" vs "husten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hissen" and "husten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hissen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "husten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,033,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hissen" and "husten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hasser vs hissen". 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 #1,033,032 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.