Which to use
“hum” is a pronoun and “hust” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,488
- “hum” frequency rank
- #17,034
- “hust” frequency rank
- 64522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hum | hust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männliches Personalpronomen der dritten Person Singular im Objektiv(≘ Dativ und Akkusativ): ihm, ihn | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs husten |
Letter map: hum vs hust
Shared letters muted; letters that set hum and hust apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - hum and hust
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hum is apronoun and hustaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hum is recorded at frequency rank #47,488, classified as apron, pronounced […]. hust is at rank #17,034, tagged as averb, pronounced [huːst].
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 64522, this pair ranks #638,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hum vs hust
Shared letters: hu. Private to "hum": m. Private to "hust": st.
"hum" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hust" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hust ← hhust · hsut · husst · hustt · huts · uhst
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hum" and "hust" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hum" or "hust"?
After this comparison
Pair "hum" vs "hust" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hum" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #638,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hum" and "hust" 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 #638,532 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.