Which to use
“Hunde” is a noun and “hung” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,343
- “Hunde” frequency rank
- #35,242
- “hung” frequency rank
- 37585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hunde | hung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hund | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs hang |
Letter map: Hunde vs hung
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hunde and hung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Hunde and hung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hunde is anoun and hungaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hunde is recorded at frequency rank #2,343, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊndə]. hung is at rank #35,242, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 37585, this pair ranks #1,586,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hunde vs hung
Shared letters: hnu. Private to "Hunde": de. Private to "hung": g.
"Hunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hunde" and "hung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Hunde" vs "hung" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Hunde" vs "hung" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hunde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,586,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hunde" and "hung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hung 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 #1,586,335 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.