Which to use
“hundred” is a num and “hunted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,000
- “hundred” frequency rank
- #13,363
- “hunted” frequency rank
- 15363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hundred | hunted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A numerical value equal to 100 (10²), occurring after ninety-nine. | Being the subject of a hunt. |
Where the eye mixes hundred and hunted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hundred runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against hunted's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hundred vs hunted
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hundred is /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ while hunted is /ˈhʌntɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15363, 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/. hunted is at rank #13,363, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈhʌntɪd/.
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 15363, this pair ranks #464,391 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hundred vs hunted
Shared letters: dehnu. Private to "hundred": r. Private to "hunted": t.
"hundred" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "hunted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hundred" and "hunted" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "hundred" or "hunted" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hundred" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hunted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #464,391 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hundred" and "hunted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hued vs hunted". 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 #464,391 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.