Which to use
“hun” is a noun and “hunde” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,268
- “hun” frequency rank
- #15,120
- “hunde” frequency rank
- 54388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hun | hunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sueño. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hundir. |
Where the eye mixes hun and hunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hun runs 3 letters (CVC) against hunde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hun vs hunde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hun is /ˈhỹː.n/ while hunde is [ˈũn̪d̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “hun” sits inside “hunde”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hun is recorded at frequency rank #39,268, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhỹː.n/. hunde is at rank #15,120, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈũn̪d̪e].
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 54388, this pair ranks #83,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hun vs hunde
Shared letters: hnu. Private to "hun": -. Private to "hunde": de.
"hun" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hunde ← hhunde · hnude · hudne · hundde · huned · hunnde · uhnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hun" and "hunde" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hun" vs "hunde" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hun" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hun" and "hunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hahn vs hun". 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 #83,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.