Which to use
“Haar” and “hats” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,256
- “Haar” frequency rank
- #9,734
- “hats” frequency rank
- 12990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haar | hats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hornfäden, die auf dem Körper von Menschen und Säugetieren wachsen | Plural des Substantivs hat |
Where the eye mixes Haar and hats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Haar (CVVC) and hats (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Haar and hats
A purely visual mix-up. Haar ([haːɐ̯]) and hats ([hæts]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haar is recorded at frequency rank #3,256, classified as anoun, pronounced [haːɐ̯]. hats is at rank #9,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hæts].
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 12990, this pair ranks #1,960,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haar vs hats
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Haar": r. Private to "hats": st.
"Haar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hats" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Haar" for "hats" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Haar" vs "hats" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Haar" and "hats" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haar" and "hats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hats vs haze". 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 #1,960,788 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.