HaasevsHaseWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#23,970
“Haase” frequency rank
#10,295
“Hase” frequency rank
34265
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Haase Hase
Definition deutscher Familienname Säugetier mit langen Ohren aus der Gattung Lepus, speziell der Feldhase

Same sound, different letters: Haase vs Hase

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.

5 ch
Haase
4 ch
Hase

Homophone desk: Haase vs Hase

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Haase and Hase carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈhaːzə]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34265, 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]. Hase is at rank #10,295, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːzə].

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 34265, this pair ranks #1,667,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Haase vs Hase

Shared letters: aehs. Private to "Haase": -. Private to "Hase": -.

"Haase" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Hase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Haaseahase · haaes · haasse · hasae · hhaase
  • Haseahse · haes · hhase · hsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Haase" and "Hase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Haase" is a name and "Hase" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Haase" vs "Hase" - which ranks higher?
"Hase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,295 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.

Useful next steps

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Haase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,667,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Haase" and "Hase" 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 #1,667,265 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