Which to use
“Hader” and “Hagel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,200
- “Hader” frequency rank
- #20,284
- “Hagel” frequency rank
- 68484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hader | Hagel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lang andauernder, unterschwellig schwelender Streit | aus meist kleinen Eisklumpen bestehender Niederschlag |
Where the eye mixes Hader and Hagel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Hader and Hagel follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Hader vs Hagel
A purely visual mix-up. Hader ([ˈhaːdɐ]) and Hagel ([ˈhaːɡl̩]) 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 68484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hader is recorded at frequency rank #48,200, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːdɐ]. Hagel is at rank #20,284, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːɡl̩].
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 68484, this pair ranks #506,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hader vs Hagel
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "Hader": dr. Private to "Hagel": gl.
"Hader" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Hagel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hader" and "Hagel" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Hader" or "Hagel" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hader" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hagel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #506,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hader" and "Hagel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hader vs Hemer". 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 #506,236 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.