Which to use
“hour” is a noun and “huer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,094
- “hour” frequency rank
- #42,925
- “huer” frequency rank
- 70019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hour | huer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espèce de hangar ou d’atelier destiné à travailler le bois pour le sabotage, etc. | Poursuivre le loup avec des huées. |
Where the eye mixes hour and huer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hour and huer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses hour with huer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hour is ^((h aspiré))\uʁ\ while huer is ^((h aspiré))\y.e\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hour is recorded at frequency rank #27,094, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\uʁ\. huer is at rank #42,925, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\y.e\.
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 70019, this pair ranks #52,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hour vs huer
Shared letters: hru. Private to "hour": o. Private to "huer": e.
"hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "huer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hour" for "huer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hour" or "huer"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "huer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hour" and "huer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs huer". 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 #52,934 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.