Which to use
“huis” and “huns” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,217
- “huis” frequency rank
- #37,367
- “huns” frequency rank
- 55584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | huis | huns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Aujourd’hui utilisé uniquement dans les locutions figées) Porte extérieure d’une maison. | Pluriel de hun. |
Where the eye mixes huis and huns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses huis with huns
A purely visual mix-up. huis (^((h muet))\ɥi\) and huns (\œ̃\) 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 a single letter - i in “huis” becomes n in “huns”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
huis is recorded at frequency rank #18,217, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\ɥi\. huns is at rank #37,367, tagged as anoun, pronounced \œ̃\.
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 55584, this pair ranks #126,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of huis vs huns
Shared letters: hsu. Private to "huis": i. Private to "huns": n.
"huis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "huns" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "huis" for "huns" ever safe?
Frequency check: "huis" vs "huns" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "huis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "huns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "huis" and "huns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "huns vs hurt". 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 #126,549 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.