Which to use
“hunt” and “hunter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,645
- “hunt” frequency rank
- #11,601
- “hunter” frequency rank
- 27246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hunt | hunter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chasse. | Discipline équestre qui estime la qualité de monte et l’entente cheval/cavalier, intermédiaire entre le concours de saut d’obstacles (CSO) et le dressage, s’effectuant sur un parcours semblable au CSO. |
Where the eye mixes hunt and hunter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hunt with hunter
A purely visual mix-up. hunt (\hʌnt\) and hunter (^((h aspiré))\œn.tɛʁ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “hunt” sits inside “hunter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hunt is recorded at frequency rank #15,645, classified as anoun, pronounced \hʌnt\. hunter is at rank #11,601, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\œn.tɛʁ\.
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 27246, this pair ranks #330,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hunt vs hunter
Shared letters: hntu. Private to "hunt": -. Private to "hunter": er.
"hunt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hunter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hunt" for "hunter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hunt" vs "hunter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hunt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hunter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #330,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hunt" and "hunter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heurt vs hunt". 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 #330,201 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.