Which to use
“hunde” and “hunden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,120
- “hunde” frequency rank
- #33,651
- “hunden” frequency rank
- 48771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hunde | hunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hundir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hundir o de hundirse. |
Where the eye mixes hunde and hunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hunde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hunden's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hunde with hunden
A purely visual mix-up. hunde ([ˈũn̪d̪e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hunde” sits inside “hunden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hunde is recorded at frequency rank #15,120, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈũn̪d̪e]. 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 48771, this pair ranks #112,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hunde vs hunden
Shared letters: dehnu. Private to "hunde": -. Private to "hunden": -.
"hunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hunden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hunde" and "hunden" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hunde" or "hunden" show up more?
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 "hunde" 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 #112,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hunde" and "hunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hidden vs hunden". 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 #112,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.