hurt

\ˈhɝt\

/\ˈhɝt\/ verb

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The verdict

“hurt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,383. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,383
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blesser, endolorir, faire du mal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hurt · hurt · French

hurt · rank #47,383 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,383
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hornet

Nearest frequency peer: hornet (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « hurt »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « hurt » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hurt vs Hut
50% similar
hurt vs hutu
50% similar
hurt vs hutte
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hurt
PropertyValue
Headwordhurt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈhɝt\
Letters4
Frequency rank#47,383
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hurt »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hurtse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hornet » (#47,381), « IFRS » (#47,385), « Horatio » (#47,380). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hurt » est au #47,383. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around hurt (IPA \ˈhɝt\), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,383 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for hurt, with forms such as "hhurt", "hrut", and "hurrt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hut", "hutu", "hutte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hurt, spelled H-U-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Blesser, endolorir, faire du mal.
  2. 2
    Offenser.
  3. 3
    Faire mal, générer de la douleur.
  4. 4
    Abîmer, détériorer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hurt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I hurt my toe.
  2. The ones you hurt, harmed, frightened and targeted will forever be a million times the person you will ever be.

Synonyms

abuseharminjureoffend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhurt
  • hrut
  • hurrt
  • hurtt
  • hutr
  • uhrt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hurt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhurt1hrut2hurrt1hurtt1hutr2uhrt2
Edit distance from "hurt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hurt"?
"hurt" is spelled H-U-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhɝt\.
What does "hurt" mean?
As a verb, "hurt" means: Blesser, endolorir, faire du mal.
What words are commonly confused with "hurt"?
"hurt" is commonly confused with "Hut", "hutu", "hutte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hurt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hurt" is \ˈhɝt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hurt" come from?
"hurt" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hurt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

IFRS#47,385hoax#47,378hind#47,375hide#47,373

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Lech6 variantsFatou6 variantslogs6 variantsMads6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list