Which to use
“Haben” and “hen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #50
- “Haben” frequency rank
- #34,162
- “hen” frequency rank
- 34212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haben | hen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit der Einnahmen und des Besitzes, Guthaben | die Henne, ein weiblicher Vogel |
Where the eye mixes Haben and hen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Haben ([ˈhaːbn̩]) and hen ([hɛn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haben is recorded at frequency rank #50, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːbn̩]. hen is at rank #34,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɛn].
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 34212, this pair ranks #1,668,531 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haben vs hen
Shared letters: ehn. Private to "Haben": ab. Private to "hen": -.
"Haben" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hen" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Haben ← ahben · habben · habenn · habne · haebn · hbaen · hhaben