Which to use
“Horden” and “Hunden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,619
- “Horden” frequency rank
- #7,935
- “Hunden” frequency rank
- 39554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Horden | Hunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Horde | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hund |
Where the eye mixes Horden and Hunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Horden and Hunden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Horden vs Hunden
A purely visual mix-up. Horden ([ˈhɔʁdn̩]) and Hunden ([ˈhʊndn̩]) 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 39554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Horden is recorded at frequency rank #31,619, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔʁdn̩]. Hunden is at rank #7,935, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊndn̩].
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 39554, this pair ranks #1,533,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Horden vs Hunden
Shared letters: dehn. Private to "Horden": or. Private to "Hunden": u.
"Horden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hunden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Horden" and "Hunden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Horden" or "Hunden"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Horden" and "Hunden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Horden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,533,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Horden" and "Hunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harren vs Horden". 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 #1,533,559 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.