hü
[hyː]
The verdict
“hü” is an uncommon German word, ranked #57,970 in German word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #57,970
- frequency rank, German
- 2
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kommando für Pferde mit der Bedeutung „los“!
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hü |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [hyː] |
| Letters | 2 |
| Frequency rank | #57,970 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hü” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hü is 2 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hyː]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,970 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hü, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hü, spelled H-Ü.
Definition
- 1Kommando für Pferde mit der Bedeutung „los“!
- 2Kommando für Zugtiere mit der Bedeutung „linksherum“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “hü”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-Ü - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hyː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.