Which to use
“Hund” and “Hunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,184
- “Hund” frequency rank
- #2,343
- “Hunde” frequency rank
- 3527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hund | Hunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Haustier, dessen Vorfahre der Wolf ist | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hund |
Where the eye mixes Hund and Hunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Hund with Hunde
A purely visual mix-up. Hund ([hʊnt]) and Hunde ([ˈhʊndə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Hund” sits inside “Hunde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hund is recorded at frequency rank #1,184, classified as anoun, pronounced [hʊnt]. Hunde is at rank #2,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊndə].
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 3527, this pair ranks #2,000,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hund vs Hunde
Shared letters: dhnu. Private to "Hund": -. Private to "Hunde": e.
"Hund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Hunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hund" and "Hunde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hund" or "Hunde"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hund" and "Hunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hide vs Hunde". 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 #2,000,008 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.