Which to use
“hidden” and “hunden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,852
- “hidden” frequency rank
- #33,651
- “hunden” frequency rank
- 81503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hidden | hunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio pasado del verbo (to) hide. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hundir o de hundirse. |
Where the eye mixes hidden and hunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hidden and hunden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hidden vs hunden
A purely visual mix-up. hidden (/ˈhɪd.ən/) and hunden ([ˈũn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 81503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hidden is recorded at frequency rank #47,852, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈhɪd.ən/. hunden is at rank #33,651, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈũn̪d̪ẽn].
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 81503, this pair ranks #10,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hidden vs hunden
Shared letters: dehn. Private to "hidden": i. Private to "hunden": u.
"hidden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hunden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hidden" and "hunden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hidden" vs "hunden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hidden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hidden" and "hunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hidden vs hieren". 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 #10,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.