Which to use
“Hund” and “hus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,184
- “Hund” frequency rank
- #35,244
- “hus” frequency rank
- 36428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hund | hus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Haustier, dessen Vorfahre der Wolf ist | Haus |
Where the eye mixes Hund and hus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Hund vs hus
A purely visual mix-up. Hund ([hʊnt]) and hus ([huːˀs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36428, 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]. 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 36428, this pair ranks #1,615,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hund vs hus
Shared letters: hu. Private to "Hund": dn. Private to "hus": s.
"Hund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hund ← hhund · hnud · hudn · hundd · hunnd · uhnd
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hund" and "hus" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Hund" or "hus" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hund" and "hus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hund" 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 #1,615,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hund" and "hus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs hus". 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 #1,615,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.