Which to use
“hundred” is a num and “hundreds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,000
- “hundred” frequency rank
- #2,447
- “hundreds” frequency rank
- 4447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hundred | hundreds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A numerical value equal to 100 (10²), occurring after ninety-nine. | plural of hundred |
Where the eye mixes hundred and hundreds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hundred runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against hundreds's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hundred vs hundreds
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hundred is /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ while hundreds is /ˈhʌn.dɹədz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hundred” sits inside “hundreds”, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hundred is recorded at frequency rank #2,000, classified as anum, pronounced /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/. hundreds is at rank #2,447, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhʌn.dɹədz/.
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 4447, this pair ranks #518,895 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hundred vs hundreds
Shared letters: dehnru. Private to "hundred": -. Private to "hundreds": s.
"hundred" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "hundreds" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hundred" for "hundreds" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "hundred" or "hundreds" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hundred" and "hundreds" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hundred" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hundreds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #518,895 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hundred" and "hundreds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hundreds vs huntress". 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 #518,895 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.