Which to use
“Horde” and “Hure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,614
- “Horde” frequency rank
- #8,882
- “Hure” frequency rank
- 26496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Horde | Hure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | organisierte Gruppe von Individuen (meist Säugetieren), welche sich einen Lebensraum teilen | Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt; Prostituierte |
Where the eye mixes Horde and Hure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Horde and Hure
A purely visual mix-up. Horde ([ˈhɔʁdə]) and Hure ([ˈhuːʁə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Horde is recorded at frequency rank #17,614, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔʁdə]. Hure is at rank #8,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhuːʁə].
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 26496, this pair ranks #1,817,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Horde vs Hure
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Horde": do. Private to "Hure": u.
"Horde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Horde" and "Hure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Horde" or "Hure"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Horde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,817,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Horde" and "Hure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hardi vs Horde". 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 #1,817,153 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.