Which to use
“Hundes” and “Hürden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,286
- “Hundes” frequency rank
- #10,493
- “Hürden” frequency rank
- 28779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hundes | Hürden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hund | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hürde |
Where the eye mixes Hundes and Hürden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Hundes and Hürden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Hundes and Hürden
A purely visual mix-up. Hundes ([ˈhʊndəs]) and Hürden ([ˈhʏʁdn̩]) 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 28779, 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]. Hürden is at rank #10,493, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʏʁdn̩].
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 28779, this pair ranks #1,778,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hundes vs Hürden
Shared letters: dehn. Private to "Hundes": su. Private to "Hürden": rü.
"Hundes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hürden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hundes ← hhundes · hnudes · hudnes · hunddes · hundess · hundse · huneds · hunndes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hundes" and "Hürden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Hundes" or "Hürden" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hundes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hürden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,778,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hundes" and "Hürden" 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 #1,778,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.