Which to use
“hard” and “hued” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #273
- “hard” frequency rank
- #47,105
- “hued” frequency rank
- 47378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hard | hued |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Solid and firm. | Colored; having a hue. |
Letter map: hard vs hued
Shared letters muted; letters that set hard and hued apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: hard and hued
hard and hued are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hard is recorded at frequency rank #273, classified as anadj, pronounced /hɑːd/. hued is at rank #47,105, tagged as anadj.
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 47378, this pair ranks #203,032 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hard vs hued
Shared letters: dh. Private to "hard": ar. Private to "hued": eu.
"hard" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hued" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hard" for "hued" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hard" vs "hued" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "hard" vs "hued" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hard" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hued" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,032 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hard" and "hued" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hod vs hued". 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 #203,032 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.