Which to use
“Hure” and “Hütte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,882
- “Hure” frequency rank
- #4,619
- “Hütte” frequency rank
- 13501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hure | Hütte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt; Prostituierte | "kleines und bautechnisch einfaches Gebäude, das häufig von den späteren Nutzern in Eigenarbeit aus lokal verfügbaren, möglicherweise auch vergänglichen oder losen zusammengefügten Materialien errichtet wird" |
Where the eye mixes Hure and Hütte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Hure vs Hütte
A purely visual mix-up. Hure ([ˈhuːʁə]) and Hütte ([ˈhʏtə]) 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 13501, 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]. Hütte is at rank #4,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʏtə].
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 13501, this pair ranks #1,957,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hure vs Hütte
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Hure": ru. Private to "Hütte": tü.
"Hure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Hütte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hure ← hhure · hrue · huer · hurre · uhre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hure" and "Hütte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Hure" or "Hütte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Hure" and "Hütte" 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 "Hütte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hure" and "Hütte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs Hure". 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 #1,957,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.