Which to use
“Haben” and “Hafen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #50
- “Haben” frequency rank
- #3,532
- “Hafen” frequency rank
- 3582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haben | Hafen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit der Einnahmen und des Besitzes, Guthaben | natürliches oder künstlich angelegtes Wasserbecken für Schiffe am Meeresrand oder an Binnenwasserwegen, um dort zu liegen und zu ankern, mit Anlagen zum Löschen, Laden, Reinigen und Ausbessern |
Where the eye mixes Haben and Hafen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Haben ([ˈhaːbn̩]) and Hafen ([ˈhaːfn̩]) 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 a single letter - b in “Haben” becomes f in “Hafen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haben is recorded at frequency rank #50, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːbn̩]. Hafen is at rank #3,532, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːfn̩].
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 3582, this pair ranks #1,999,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haben vs Hafen
Shared letters: aehn. Private to "Haben": b. Private to "Hafen": f.
"Haben" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Hafen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC