Which to use
“hunted” and “hushed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,363
- “hunted” frequency rank
- #31,607
- “hushed” frequency rank
- 44970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hunted | hushed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Being the subject of a hunt. | Very quiet; expressed using soft tones. |
Where the eye mixes hunted and hushed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hunted and hushed follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hunted vs hushed
A purely visual mix-up. hunted (/ˈhʌntɪd/) and hushed (/hʌʃt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hunted is recorded at frequency rank #13,363, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈhʌntɪd/. hushed is at rank #31,607, tagged as anadj, pronounced /hʌʃt/.
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 44970, this pair ranks #225,642 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hunted vs hushed
Shared letters: dehu. Private to "hunted": nt. Private to "hushed": s.
"hunted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hushed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hunted" and "hushed" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hunted" vs "hushed" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hunted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hushed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,642 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hunted" and "hushed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hued vs hushed". 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 #225,642 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.