Which to use
“Hure” is a noun and “hust” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,882
- “Hure” frequency rank
- #17,034
- “hust” frequency rank
- 25916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hure | hust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt; Prostituierte | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs husten |
Where the eye mixes Hure and hust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Hure with hust
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hure is [ˈhuːʁə] while hust is [huːst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25916, 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]. 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 25916, this pair ranks #1,826,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hure vs hust
Shared letters: hu. Private to "Hure": er. Private to "hust": st.
"Hure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hust" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hure" for "hust" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Hure" or "hust"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hure" and "hust" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hure" 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 #1,826,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hure" and "hust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hum vs hust". 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 #1,826,039 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.