Hut

[huːt]

/[huːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hut” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,321 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,321
frequency rank, German
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - an die Kopfform angepasste Kopfbedeckung

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Hut vs Hz
33% similar
Hut vs Hüte
50% similar
Hut vs Hütte
40% similar

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

Key facts for Hut
PropertyValue
HeadwordHut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[huːt]
Letters3
Frequency rank#3,321
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hut” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hut lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hut is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [huːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,321 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.

Zero misspellings are on record for Hut in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hz", "Hüte", "Hütte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hut, spelled H-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    an die Kopfform angepasste Kopfbedeckung
  2. 2
    oberster Teil eines Ständerpilzes und mancher Schlauchpilze

Synonyms

DeckelKappe

Antonyms

KappeMützeStiel

This word in other languages

hat(English)sombrero(Español)chapeau(Français)chapéu(Português)

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 "Hut"?
"Hut" is spelled H-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [huːt].
What does "Hut" mean?
As a noun, "Hut" means: an die Kopfform angepasste Kopfbedeckung
What words are commonly confused with "Hut"?
"Hut" is commonly confused with "Hz", "Hüte", "Hütte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hut" is [huːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hut" come from?
"Hut" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Hut”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [huːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Hz” - see the side-by-side comparison. Hut vs Hz
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list