Which to use
“husten” and “hüten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,111
- “husten” frequency rank
- #16,182
- “hüten” frequency rank
- 26293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | husten | hüten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | heftig Luft aus der Lunge ausstoßen | aufpassen auf, wobei meist Tiere, aber auch Kinder gemeint sind |
Where the eye mixes husten and hüten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses husten with hüten
A purely visual mix-up. husten ([ˈhuːstn̩]) and hüten ([ˈhyːtn̩]) 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 26293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
husten is recorded at frequency rank #10,111, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhuːstn̩]. 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 26293, this pair ranks #1,820,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of husten vs hüten
Shared letters: ehnt. Private to "husten": su. Private to "hüten": ü.
"husten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hüten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- husten ← hhusten · hsuten · husetn · hussten · hustenn · hustne · hustten · hutsen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "husten" and "hüten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "husten" or "hüten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "husten" and "hüten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "husten" 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 #1,820,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "husten" 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 #1,820,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.