Which to use
“Haben” is a noun and “holen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #50
- “Haben” frequency rank
- #1,328
- “holen” frequency rank
- 1378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haben | holen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit der Einnahmen und des Besitzes, Guthaben | etwas oder jemanden herbeischaffen |
Where the eye mixes Haben and holen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Haben is [ˈhaːbn̩] while holen is [ˈhoːlən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haben is recorded at frequency rank #50, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːbn̩]. holen is at rank #1,328, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhoːlən].
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 1378, this pair ranks #2,004,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haben vs holen
Shared letters: ehn. Private to "Haben": ab. Private to "holen": lo.
"Haben" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "holen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC