Which to use
“Haben” and “Haie” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #50
- “Haben” frequency rank
- #16,444
- “Haie” frequency rank
- 16494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haben | Haie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit der Einnahmen und des Besitzes, Guthaben | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hai |
Where the eye mixes Haben and Haie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Haben ([ˈhaːbn̩]) and Haie ([ˈhaɪ̯ə]) 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 16494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haben is recorded at frequency rank #50, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːbn̩]. Haie is at rank #16,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯ə].
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 16494, this pair ranks #1,935,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haben vs Haie
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "Haben": bn. Private to "Haie": i.
"Haben" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Haie" · 4 letters · shape CVVV