HurevshurtWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Hure is a noun, hurt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Hure” is a noun and “hurt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,882
“Hure” frequency rank
#43,976
“hurt” frequency rank
52858
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hure hurt
Definition Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt; Prostituierte 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs huren

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Hure and hurt apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
Hure
4 ch
hurt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hure is [ˈhuːʁə] while hurt is [huːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Hure” becomes t in “hurt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hure is recorded at frequency rank #8,882, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhuːʁə]. hurt is at rank #43,976, tagged as averb, pronounced [huːɐ̯t].

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 52858, this pair ranks #1,080,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hure vs hurt

Shared letters: hru. Private to "Hure": e. Private to "hurt": t.

"Hure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "hurt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hurehhure · hrue · huer · hurre · uhre
  • hurthhurt · hrut · hurrt · hurtt · hutr · uhrt

Frequency comparison

Hure#8,882
hurt#43,976

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hure" and "hurt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hure" is a noun and "hurt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Hure" or "hurt"?
"Hure" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,882 in our German list, against #43,976 for "hurt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Hure vs hurt

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Hure”; for a verb, it's “hurt”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Hure” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list