Which to use
“hach” is an intj and “hal” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,115
- “hach” frequency rank
- #20,946
- “hal” frequency rank
- 36061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hach | hal |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausruf der freudigen Überraschung | glatt, rutschig, glitschig, schlüpfrig |
Letter map: hach vs hal
Shared letters muted; letters that set hach and hal apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - hach and hal
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hach is anintj and halanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hach is recorded at frequency rank #15,115, classified as anintj, pronounced [hax]. hal is at rank #20,946, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 36061, this pair ranks #1,624,923 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hach vs hal
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hach": c. Private to "hal": l.
"hach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hal" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hach ← ahch · hacch · hachh · hahc · hcah · hhach
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hach" for "hal" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hach" vs "hal" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "hach" and "hal". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hal" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,624,923 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hach" and "hal" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hal vs puzzles". 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 #1,624,923 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.