Which to use
“hum” is a pronoun and “hus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,488
- “hum” frequency rank
- #35,244
- “hus” frequency rank
- 82732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hum | hus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männliches Personalpronomen der dritten Person Singular im Objektiv(≘ Dativ und Akkusativ): ihm, ihn | Haus |
Letter map: hum vs hus
Shared letters muted; letters that set hum and hus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for hum / hus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hum is apronoun and husanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “hum” becomes s in “hus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hum is recorded at frequency rank #47,488, classified as apron, pronounced […]. hus is at rank #35,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced [huːˀs].
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 82732, this pair ranks #152,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hum vs hus
Shared letters: hu. Private to "hum": m. Private to "hus": s.
"hum" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hum" and "hus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hum" or "hus"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hum" and "hus".
- Full dictionary entry for "hum" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hum" and "hus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hum vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #152,008 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.