Which to use
“Hürde” is a noun and “Hürth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,739
- “Hürde” frequency rank
- #38,191
- “Hürth” frequency rank
- 47930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hürde | Hürth |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland |
Letter map: Hürde vs Hürth
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hürde and Hürth apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Hürde (CVCCV) and Hürth (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - Hürde and Hürth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hürde is anoun and Hürthaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47930, 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]. Hürth is at rank #38,191, tagged as aname, pronounced […].
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 47930, this pair ranks #1,266,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hürde vs Hürth
Shared letters: hrü. Private to "Hürde": de. Private to "Hürth": t.
"Hürde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hürth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Hürde" and "Hürth".
- Full dictionary entry for "Hürde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hürth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,266,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hürde" and "Hürth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hürth vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,266,925 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.