HundertenvsHunderterWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Hunderten” and “Hunderter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,098
“Hunderten” frequency rank
#38,819
“Hunderter” frequency rank
50917
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hunderten Hunderter
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hundert etwas mit Größe, Wert, Maß oder Nummer 100

Where the eye mixes Hunderten and Hunderter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Hunderten and Hunderter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
Hunderten
9 ch
Hunderter

Why the eye confuses Hunderten with Hunderter

A purely visual mix-up. Hunderten ([ˈhʊndɐtn̩]) and Hunderter ([ˈhʊndɐtɐ]) 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 - n in “Hunderten” becomes r in “Hunderter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hunderten is recorded at frequency rank #12,098, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊndɐtn̩]. Hunderter is at rank #38,819, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊndɐtɐ].

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 50917, this pair ranks #1,155,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hunderten vs Hunderter

Shared letters: dehnrtu. Private to "Hunderten": -. Private to "Hunderter": -.

"Hunderten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "Hunderter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hunderten ← hhunderten · hnuderten · hudnerten · hundderten · hunderetn · hunderrten · hundertenn · hundertne
  • Hunderter ← hhunderter · hnuderter · hudnerter · hundderter · hunderetr · hunderrter · hunderterr · hundertre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Hunderten" for "Hunderter" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhʊndɐtn̩] versus [ˈhʊndɐtɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Hunderten" vs "Hunderter" - which ranks higher?
"Hunderten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,098 in our German list, against #38,819 for "Hunderter". 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 "Hunderten" and "Hunderter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hunderten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hunderter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,155,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hunderten" and "Hunderter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinderte vs Hunderter". 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 #1,155,425 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