Which to use
“hum” is a pronoun and “Hure” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,488
- “hum” frequency rank
- #8,882
- “Hure” frequency rank
- 56370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hum | Hure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männliches Personalpronomen der dritten Person Singular im Objektiv(≘ Dativ und Akkusativ): ihm, ihn | Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt; Prostituierte |
Letter map: hum vs Hure
Shared letters muted; letters that set hum and Hure apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - hum and Hure
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hum is apronoun and Hureanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hum is recorded at frequency rank #47,488, classified as apron, pronounced […]. 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 56370, this pair ranks #942,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hum vs Hure
Shared letters: hu. Private to "hum": m. Private to "Hure": er.
"hum" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Hure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hure ← hhure · hrue · huer · hurre · uhre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hum" and "Hure" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hum" or "Hure"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hum" and "Hure".
- Full dictionary entry for "hum" 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 #942,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hum" and "Hure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hum vs puzzles". 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 #942,872 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.