Which to use
“Hacke” and “haze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,553
- “Hacke” frequency rank
- #49,774
- “haze” frequency rank
- 73327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hacke | haze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gartengerät zum Auflockern der Erde | Atmosphäre, Wetter: sehr feine, weit verstreute feste oder flüssige Partikel in der Luft |
Where the eye mixes Hacke and haze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Hacke runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against haze's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Hacke vs haze
A purely visual mix-up. Hacke ([ˈhakə]) and haze ([heɪz]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hacke is recorded at frequency rank #23,553, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhakə]. haze is at rank #49,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced [heɪz].
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 73327, this pair ranks #363,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hacke vs haze
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "Hacke": ck. Private to "haze": z.
"Hacke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "haze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hacke" and "haze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Hacke" vs "haze" - 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 "Hacke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hacke" and "haze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs haze". 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 #363,374 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.