hachvsHaschWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hach is a intj, Hasch is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hach” is an intj and “Hasch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,115
“hach” frequency rank
#40,586
“Hasch” frequency rank
55701
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hach Hasch
Definition Ausruf der freudigen Überraschung aus dem von den Drüsenhaaren an Blättern, Blüten und Stengeln (besonders der weiblichen Pflanzen) ausgeschiedenen harzartigen Sekret ursprünglich vor allem in Indien und im Orient (Naher Osten und Nordafrika) angebauter Sorten des Indischen Hanfs (Cannabis sativa indica) gewonnenes Mittel beziehungsweise Präparat, das bei Einnahme einen durch die im Sekret befindlichen ätherischen Öle (vor allem durch den darin enthaltenen psychoaktiven Wirkstoff Tetrahydrocannabinol) verursachten Rauschzustand bewirkt und deshalb als Ingredienz vor allem von Rauchwaren sowie Gebäck, Süßigkeiten und Getränken verwendet wird (und daher als Genussmittel, Mode- und Volksdroge zu psychischer [nicht physischer] Abhängigkeit führen und dessen Genuss sich somit als Einstiegsdroge zu stärkeren Rauschgiften auswirken kann, wodurch sich – international – eine Uneinigkeit bezüglich Tolerierung und Legalisierung des Besitzes, Konsums und Handels erklärt)

Where the eye mixes hach and Hasch

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
hach
5 ch
Hasch

Visual trap between hach and Hasch

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hach is [hax] while Hasch is [haʃ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55701, 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]. Hasch is at rank #40,586, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haʃ].

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 55701, this pair ranks #969,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hach vs Hasch

Shared letters: ach. Private to "hach": -. Private to "Hasch": s.

"hach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Hasch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hachahch · hacch · hachh · hahc · hcah · hhach
  • Haschahsch · hacsh · hascch · haschh · hashc · hassch · hhasch · hsach

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hach" and "Hasch" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hach" is an intj and "Hasch" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "hach" vs "Hasch" - which ranks higher?
"hach" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,115 in our German list, against #40,586 for "Hasch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "hach" and "Hasch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hasch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #969,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hach" and "Hasch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Harsch vs Hasch". 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 #969,254 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list