hundert

/[ˈhʊndɐt]/ num

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,450

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

hundert is aGermannum. It means: die Kardinalzahl zwischen 99 und 101; zehn hoch zwei (10²) Pronounced [ˈhʊndɐt]. It ranks #2,450 in German word frequency. Often confused with Hunger and hunter.

Key facts for hundert
PropertyValue
Headwordhundert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNum
IPA[ˈhʊndɐt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,450
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hundert in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hundert is 7 letters long, classified as anum, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhʊndɐt]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,450 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for hundert, with forms such as "hhundert", "hnudert", and "hudnert". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Hunger", "hunter", "Hundes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is hundert, spelled H-U-N-D-E-R-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kardinalzahl zwischen 99 und 101; zehn hoch zwei (10²)
  2. 2
    unbestimmte, große Menge; viel

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhundert,hnudert,hudnert,hunddert,hunderrt,hundertt,hundetr,hundret,hunedrt,hunndert,uhndert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hundert

Misspelling Variants of "hundert"

hhundert8hnudert7hudnert7hunddert8hunderrt8hundertt8hundetr7hundret7
Misspelling Variants of "hundert"

Frequency rank: #2,450 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hundert"?
"hundert" is spelled H-U-N-D-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʊndɐt].
What does "hundert" mean?
As a num, "hundert" means: die Kardinalzahl zwischen 99 und 101; zehn hoch zwei (10²)
What words are commonly confused with "hundert"?
"hundert" is commonly confused with "Hunger", "hunter", "Hundes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hundert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hundert" is [ˈhʊndɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hundert" come from?
"hundert" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.