Which to use
“Hündin” and “Hürden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,942
- “Hündin” frequency rank
- #10,493
- “Hürden” frequency rank
- 28435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hündin | Hürden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiblicher Hund | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hürde |
Where the eye mixes Hündin and Hürden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hündin 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 Hündin and Hürden
A purely visual mix-up. Hündin ([ˈhʏndɪn]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hündin is recorded at frequency rank #17,942, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʏndɪn]. 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 28435, this pair ranks #1,784,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hündin vs Hürden
Shared letters: dhnü. Private to "Hündin": i. Private to "Hürden": er.
"Hündin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hürden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hündin" for "Hürden" ever safe?
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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 "Hündin" 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 #1,784,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hündin" and "Hürden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hündin vs Hunnen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,784,813 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.