HaasevshasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Haase is a name, has is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Haase” is a name and “has” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,970
“Haase” frequency rank
#9,922
“has” frequency rank
33892
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Haase has
Definition deutscher Familienname 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs have

Where the eye mixes Haase and has

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Haase
3 ch
has

Why the eye confuses Haase with has

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Haase is [ˈhaːzə] while has is [hæz]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Haase is recorded at frequency rank #23,970, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈhaːzə]. has is at rank #9,922, tagged as averb, pronounced [hæz].

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 33892, this pair ranks #1,675,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Haase vs has

Shared letters: ahs. Private to "Haase": e. Private to "has": -.

"Haase" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "has" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Haaseahase · haaes · haasse · hasae · hhaase

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Haase" for "has" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Haase" is a name and "has" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Haase" or "has"?
"has" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,922 in our German list, against #23,970 for "Haase". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Haase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "has" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,675,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Haase" and "has" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Haase vs Hähne". 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 #1,675,715 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list