Which to use
“hab” is a verb and “hama” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #126
- “hab” frequency rank
- #44,666
- “hama” frequency rank
- 44792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hab | hama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haben | Eimer, Schüssel |
Letter map: hab vs hama
Shared letters muted; letters that set hab and hama apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - hab and hama
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hab is averb and hamaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hab is recorded at frequency rank #126, classified as averb, pronounced [haːp]. hama is at rank #44,666, tagged as anoun.
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 44792, this pair ranks #1,374,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hab vs hama
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hab": b. Private to "hama": m.
"hab" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hama ← ahma · haam · hamma · hhama · hmaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hab" and "hama" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hab" or "hama"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hab" and "hama".
- Full dictionary entry for "hab" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,374,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hab" and "hama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hama 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 #1,374,543 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.