Which to use
“Hunde” and “Hütte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,343
- “Hunde” frequency rank
- #4,619
- “Hütte” frequency rank
- 6962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hunde | Hütte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hund | "kleines und bautechnisch einfaches Gebäude, das häufig von den späteren Nutzern in Eigenarbeit aus lokal verfügbaren, möglicherweise auch vergänglichen oder losen zusammengefügten Materialien errichtet wird" |
Where the eye mixes Hunde and Hütte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Hunde vs Hütte
A purely visual mix-up. Hunde ([ˈhʊndə]) and Hütte ([ˈhʏtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6962, 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]. Hütte is at rank #4,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʏtə].
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 6962, this pair ranks #1,989,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hunde vs Hütte
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Hunde": dnu. Private to "Hütte": tü.
"Hunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hütte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hunde ← hhunde · hnude · hudne · hundde · huned · hunnde · uhnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hunde" for "Hütte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Hunde" or "Hütte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hunde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hütte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hunde" and "Hütte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hegte vs Hütte". 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 #1,989,885 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.