Which to use
“Hunden” and “Hunnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,935
- “Hunden” frequency rank
- #41,907
- “Hunnen” frequency rank
- 49842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hunden | Hunnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hund | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hunne |
Where the eye mixes Hunden and Hunnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Hunden and Hunnen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Hunden vs Hunnen
A purely visual mix-up. Hunden ([ˈhʊndn̩]) and Hunnen ([ˈhʊnən]) 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 a single letter - d in “Hunden” becomes n in “Hunnen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49842, 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]. Hunnen is at rank #41,907, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊnən].
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 49842, this pair ranks #1,196,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hunden vs Hunnen
Shared letters: ehnu. Private to "Hunden": d. Private to "Hunnen": -.
"Hunden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hunnen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hunden" and "Hunnen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Hunden" vs "Hunnen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hunnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,196,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hunden" and "Hunnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "humanen vs Hunnen". 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 #1,196,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.