HundenvshundertConfusable pair

Quick tell: Hunden is a noun, hundert is a num, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Hunden” is a noun and “hundert” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,935
“Hunden” frequency rank
#2,450
“hundert” frequency rank
10385
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hunden hundert
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hund die Kardinalzahl zwischen 99 und 101; zehn hoch zwei (10²)

Where the eye mixes Hunden and hundert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Hunden runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against hundert's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Hunden
7 ch
hundert

Look-alike desk: Hunden vs hundert

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hunden is [ˈhʊndn̩] while hundert is [ˈhʊndɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hunden is recorded at frequency rank #7,935, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊndn̩]. hundert is at rank #2,450, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈhʊndɐt].

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 10385, this pair ranks #1,975,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Hunden vs hundert

Shared letters: dehnu. Private to "Hunden": -. Private to "hundert": rt.

"Hunden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "hundert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hundenhhunden · hnuden · hudnen · hundden · hundenn · hundne · hunedn · hunnden
  • hunderthhundert · hnudert · hudnert · hunddert · hunderrt · hundertt · hundetr · hundret

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hunden" and "hundert" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hunden" is a noun and "hundert" a num, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Hunden" or "hundert" show up more?
"hundert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,450 in our German list, against #7,935 for "Hunden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Hunden" and "hundert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hundert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,975,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hunden" and "hundert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hündchen vs Hunden". 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 #1,975,410 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list