Which to use
“Hunt” and “hus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,507
- “Hunt” frequency rank
- #35,244
- “hus” frequency rank
- 47751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hunt | hus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein offener kastenförmiger Förderwagen | Haus |
Where the eye mixes Hunt and hus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Hunt runs 4 letters (CVCC) against hus's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Hunt and hus
A purely visual mix-up. Hunt ([hʊnt]) and hus ([huːˀs]) 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 47751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hunt is recorded at frequency rank #12,507, classified as anoun, pronounced [hʊnt]. hus is at rank #35,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced [huːˀs].
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 47751, this pair ranks #1,273,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hunt vs hus
Shared letters: hu. Private to "Hunt": nt. Private to "hus": s.
"Hunt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hunt ← hhunt · hnut · hunnt · huntt · hutn · uhnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hunt" for "hus" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Hunt" or "hus" 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 "Hunt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,273,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hunt" and "hus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs hus". 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 #1,273,392 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.