Which to use
“hüpft” and “hust” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,096
- “hüpft” frequency rank
- #17,034
- “hust” frequency rank
- 49130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hüpft | hust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hüpfen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs husten |
Where the eye mixes hüpft and hust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hüpft runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against hust's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hüpft vs hust
A purely visual mix-up. hüpft ([hʏp͡ft]) and hust ([huːst]) 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 49130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hüpft is recorded at frequency rank #32,096, classified as averb, pronounced [hʏp͡ft]. hust is at rank #17,034, tagged as averb, pronounced [huːst].
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 49130, this pair ranks #1,223,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hüpft vs hust
Shared letters: ht. Private to "hüpft": fpü. Private to "hust": su.
"hüpft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "hust" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hust ← hhust · hsut · husst · hustt · huts · uhst
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hüpft" for "hust" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hüpft" vs "hust" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hüpft" and "hust" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hüpft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,223,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hüpft" and "hust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hüpft vs hurt". 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 #1,223,033 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.