Which to use
“Hur” is a name and “hurts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,836
- “Hur” frequency rank
- #4,309
- “hurts” frequency rank
- 35145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hur | hurts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | third-person singular simple present indicative of hurt |
Letter map: Hur vs hurts
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hur and hurts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: Hur vs hurts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hur is aname and hurtsaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Hur” sits inside “hurts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hur is recorded at frequency rank #30,836, classified as aname. hurts is at rank #4,309, tagged as averb, pronounced /hɜːts/.
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 35145, this pair ranks #314,500 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hur vs hurts
Shared letters: hru. Private to "Hur": -. Private to "hurts": st.
"Hur" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hurts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hurts ← hhurts · hruts · hurrts · hurtss · hurtts · hutrs · uhrts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hur" and "hurts" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "Hur" or "hurts" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "Hur" and "hurts". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hurts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,500 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hur" and "hurts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "HRW vs Hur". 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 #314,500 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.