Which to use
“habt” is a verb and “Hase” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #701
- “habt” frequency rank
- #10,295
- “Hase” frequency rank
- 10996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habt | Hase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haben | Säugetier mit langen Ohren aus der Gattung Lepus, speziell der Feldhase |
Where the eye mixes habt and Hase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. habt (CVCC) and Hase (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses habt with Hase
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: habt is [haːpt] while Hase is [ˈhaːzə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habt is recorded at frequency rank #701, classified as averb, pronounced [haːpt]. Hase is at rank #10,295, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːzə].
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 10996, this pair ranks #1,972,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of habt vs Hase
Shared letters: ah. Private to "habt": bt. Private to "Hase": es.
"habt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Hase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "habt" and "Hase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "habt" vs "Hase" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "habt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habt" and "Hase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs Hase". 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 #1,972,235 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.