Which to use
“Hure” is a noun and “hüten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,882
- “Hure” frequency rank
- #16,182
- “hüten” frequency rank
- 25064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hure | hüten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt; Prostituierte | aufpassen auf, wobei meist Tiere, aber auch Kinder gemeint sind |
Where the eye mixes Hure and hüten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Hure runs 4 letters (CVCV) against hüten's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Hure vs hüten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hure is [ˈhuːʁə] while hüten is [ˈhyːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25064, 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]. hüten is at rank #16,182, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhyːtn̩].
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 25064, this pair ranks #1,838,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hure vs hüten
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Hure": ru. Private to "hüten": ntü.
"Hure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hüten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hure ← hhure · hrue · huer · hurre · uhre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hure" for "hüten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Hure" or "hüten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hüten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,838,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hure" and "hüten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Häuten vs hüten". 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 #1,838,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.