Which to use
“hurt” and “hütet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,976
- “hurt” frequency rank
- #37,579
- “hütet” frequency rank
- 81555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hurt | hütet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs huren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hüten |
Where the eye mixes hurt and hütet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hurt runs 4 letters (CVCC) against hütet's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hurt and hütet
A purely visual mix-up. hurt ([huːɐ̯t]) and hütet ([ˈhyːtət]) 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 81555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hurt is recorded at frequency rank #43,976, classified as averb, pronounced [huːɐ̯t]. hütet is at rank #37,579, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhyːtət].
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 81555, this pair ranks #173,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hurt vs hütet
Shared letters: ht. Private to "hurt": ru. Private to "hütet": eü.
"hurt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hütet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hurt ← hhurt · hrut · hurrt · hurtt · hutr · uhrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hurt" and "hütet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hurt" or "hütet" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hurt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hütet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hurt" and "hütet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hum vs hurt". 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 #173,532 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.