Which to use
“Hürde” and “Hure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,739
- “Hürde” frequency rank
- #8,882
- “Hure” frequency rank
- 18621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hürde | Hure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 76,20 bis 106,68 cm hohes Hindernis, das in bestimmten Abständen (ungefähr 8,50 bis 35 m) auf der Laufstrecke steht und vom Läufer überwunden werden muss, ohne dass es umfällt | Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt; Prostituierte |
Where the eye mixes Hürde and Hure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Hürde and Hure
A purely visual mix-up. Hürde ([ˈhʏʁdə]) and Hure ([ˈhuːʁə]) 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 18621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hürde is recorded at frequency rank #9,739, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʏʁdə]. 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 18621, this pair ranks #1,916,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hürde vs Hure
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Hürde": dü. Private to "Hure": u.
"Hürde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hure ← hhure · hrue · huer · hurre · uhre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hürde" and "Hure" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Hürde" or "Hure"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hürde" and "Hure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hürde" 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 #1,916,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hürde" and "Hure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hardi vs Hürde". 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 #1,916,502 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.