HundesvsHürdeWhich spelling fits?

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

#18,286
“Hundes” frequency rank
#9,739
“Hürde” frequency rank
28025
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hundes Hürde
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hund 76,20 bis 106,68 cm hohes Hindernis, das in bestimmten Abständen (ungefähr 8,50 bis 35 m) auf der Laufstrecke steht und vom Läufer überwunden werden muss, ohne dass es umfällt

Where the eye mixes Hundes and Hürde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Hundes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Hürde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Hundes
5 ch
Hürde

Look-alike desk: Hundes vs Hürde

A purely visual mix-up. Hundes ([ˈhʊndəs]) and Hürde ([ˈhʏʁdə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hundes is recorded at frequency rank #18,286, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊndəs]. Hürde is at rank #9,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʏʁdə].

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 28025, this pair ranks #1,791,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Hundes vs Hürde

Shared letters: deh. Private to "Hundes": nsu. Private to "Hürde": rü.

"Hundes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Hürde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hundes ← hhundes · hnudes · hudnes · hunddes · hundess · hundse · huneds · hunndes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hundes" and "Hürde" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhʊndəs] versus [ˈhʏʁdə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Hundes" vs "Hürde" - which ranks higher?
"Hürde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,739 in our German list, against #18,286 for "Hundes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hundes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hürde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,791,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hundes" and "Hürde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hundes 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 #1,791,864 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