Which to use
“hacken” and “hassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,485
- “hacken” frequency rank
- #4,617
- “hassen” frequency rank
- 15102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hacken | hassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem spitzen Werkzeug auflockern, zerkleinern, zerschlagen | feindselige Gefühle gegen jemanden, etwas hegen |
Where the eye mixes hacken and hassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hacken and hassen
A purely visual mix-up. hacken ([ˈhakn̩]) and hassen ([ˈhasn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hacken is recorded at frequency rank #10,485, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhakn̩]. hassen is at rank #4,617, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhasn̩].
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 15102, this pair ranks #1,946,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hacken vs hassen
Shared letters: aehn. Private to "hacken": ck. Private to "hassen": s.
"hacken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hassen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hacken" for "hassen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "hacken" or "hassen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hacken" and "hassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hacken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hacken" and "hassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hacken vs harren". 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 #1,946,377 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.