Which to use
“hart” and “hurto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,268
- “hart” frequency rank
- #22,047
- “hurto” frequency rank
- 40315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hart | hurto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cuerda, soga, en especial la empleada para ejecutar criminales colgandolos. | Acción o efecto de hurtar. |
Where the eye mixes hart and hurto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hart and hurto
A purely visual mix-up. hart (/ar/) and hurto ([ˈuɾt̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hart is recorded at frequency rank #18,268, classified as anoun, pronounced /ar/. hurto is at rank #22,047, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈuɾt̪o].
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 40315, this pair ranks #159,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hart vs hurto
Shared letters: hrt. Private to "hart": a. Private to "hurto": ou.
"hart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hurto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hart" for "hurto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hart" vs "hurto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hart" and "hurto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hurto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hart" and "hurto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hurto vs hurtos". 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 #159,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.