Which to use
“had” is a verb and “hama” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,906
- “had” frequency rank
- #44,666
- “hama” frequency rank
- 60572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | had | hama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs have | Eimer, Schüssel |
Letter map: had vs hama
Shared letters muted; letters that set had and hama apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: had vs hama
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: had is averb and hamaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
had is recorded at frequency rank #15,906, classified as averb, pronounced [hæd]. hama is at rank #44,666, tagged as anoun.
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 60572, this pair ranks #781,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of had vs hama
Shared letters: ah. Private to "had": d. Private to "hama": m.
"had" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hama ← ahma · haam · hamma · hhama · hmaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "had" for "hama" ever safe?
Frequency check: "had" vs "hama" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "had" and "hama".
- Full dictionary entry for "had" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #781,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "had" and "hama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hama 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 #781,971 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.