Which to use
“Habe” and “Hasen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #59
- “Habe” frequency rank
- #10,487
- “Hasen” frequency rank
- 10546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Habe | Hasen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das, was man besitzt | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hase |
Where the eye mixes Habe and Hasen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Habe runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Hasen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Habe and Hasen
A purely visual mix-up. Habe ([ˈhaːbə]) and Hasen ([ˈhaːzn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Habe is recorded at frequency rank #59, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːbə]. Hasen is at rank #10,487, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːzn̩].
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 10546, this pair ranks #1,974,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Habe vs Hasen
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "Habe": b. Private to "Hasen": ns.
"Habe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Hasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Habe" and "Hasen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Habe" vs "Hasen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Habe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hasen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Habe" and "Hasen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hasen 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 #1,974,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.