Which to use
“hung” is a verb and “Hure” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,242
- “hung” frequency rank
- #8,882
- “Hure” frequency rank
- 44124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hung | Hure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs hang | Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt; Prostituierte |
Letter map: hung vs Hure
Shared letters muted; letters that set hung and Hure apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: hung vs Hure
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hung is averb and Hureanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hung is recorded at frequency rank #35,242, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Hure is at rank #8,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhuːʁə].
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 44124, this pair ranks #1,396,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hung vs Hure
Shared letters: hu. Private to "hung": gn. Private to "Hure": er.
"hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Hure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hung" and "Hure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hung" vs "Hure" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hung" and "Hure".
- Full dictionary entry for "hung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,396,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hung" and "Hure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hung vs puzzles". 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 #1,396,272 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.