Which to use
“hounded” is a verb and “hundred” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,680
- “hounded” frequency rank
- #2,000
- “hundred” frequency rank
- 43680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hounded | hundred |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of hound | A numerical value equal to 100 (10²), occurring after ninety-nine. |
Where the eye mixes hounded and hundred
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hounded vs hundred
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hounded is /ˈhaʊndɪd/ while hundred is /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hounded is recorded at frequency rank #41,680, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈhaʊndɪd/. hundred is at rank #2,000, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/.
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 43680, this pair ranks #237,678 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hounded vs hundred
Shared letters: dehnu. Private to "hounded": o. Private to "hundred": r.
"hounded" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "hundred" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hounded" and "hundred" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "hounded" or "hundred" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "hounded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hundred" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,678 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hounded" and "hundred" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "horned vs hounded". 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 #237,678 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.