Hund

[hʊnt]

/[hʊnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hund” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,184. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,184
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haustier, dessen Vorfahre der Wolf ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-hund · Hund · German

Hund · rank #1,184 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,184
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grenzen

Nearest frequency peer: Grenzen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hund“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Hund“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hund vs Hut
50% similar
Hund vs hus
25% similar
Hund vs Hure
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hund
PropertyValue
HeadwordHund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hʊnt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,184
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hund“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hundliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Grenzen“ (#1,183), „Linke“ (#1,185), „getan“ (#1,182). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hund“ bei #1,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Hund (IPA [hʊnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,184 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hund, with forms such as "hhund", "hnud", and "hudn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hut", "hus", "Hure", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hund, spelled H-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haustier, dessen Vorfahre der Wolf ist
  2. 2
    gerissener, gemeiner, hinterhältiger oder brutaler Mitmensch
  3. 3
    ein Förderwagen (meist auf Gleisen)
  4. 4
    ein Rollbrett für Möbel
  5. 5
    Hundeartige, eine Familie
  6. 6
    ein Kartenspiel, welches vor allem in Schlesien verbreitet, stark mit dem polnischen Kartenspiel Turak verwandt und im deutschsprachigen Raum nicht sehr bekannt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die mustergültige Definition, dass ein Hund ein von Flöhen bewohnter Organismus ist, der bellt, hat Kurt Tucholsky in seinem Traktat über den Hund dem Philosophen Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz zugeschrieben.
  2. „Schatz, hab ich heute nacht das ganze Rindfleisch gefressen oder der Hund?…Gott! Ich hab'n Kopf wie'n Sieb!! Wir haben ja gar kein' Hund.“

Synonyms

Haushundbester Freund des Menschenvierbeiniger FreundFußhupeKöterTebeTeffeTöleHundehundSauhundScheißhundWauwauKundenspracheBeißerGaunerspracheKailoffKeiloffCanis lupus familiarisSubspeziesUnterartLumpSchurkeHimmelhundSchweinehundSauhundHundeartigeCanidae

This word in other languages

dog(English)perro(Español)chien(Français)cão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhund
  • hnud
  • hudn
  • hundd
  • hunnd
  • uhnd

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hund - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhund1hnud2hudn2hundd1hunnd1uhnd2
Edit distance from "Hund"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hund"?
"Hund" is spelled H-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [hʊnt].
What does "Hund" mean?
As a noun, "Hund" means: Haustier, dessen Vorfahre der Wolf ist
What words are commonly confused with "Hund"?
"Hund" is commonly confused with "Hut", "hus", "Hure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hund" is [hʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hund" come from?
"Hund" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hund", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Arzt#1,176Plan#1,167Lust#1,205HTTP#1,158

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Tiere6 variantsVolk6 variantsyork6 variantsnennt6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list