Which to use
“Hader” is a noun and “hager” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,200
- “Hader” frequency rank
- #29,164
- “hager” frequency rank
- 77364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hader | hager |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lang andauernder, unterschwellig schwelender Streit | dürr, mager, sehnig, knochig (und häufig groß gewachsen) |
Where the eye mixes Hader and hager
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hader and hager follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Hader and hager
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hader is [ˈhaːdɐ] while hager is [ˈhaːɡɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “Hader” becomes g in “hager”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77364, 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]. hager is at rank #29,164, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaːɡɐ].
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 77364, this pair ranks #262,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hader vs hager
Shared letters: aehr. Private to "Hader": d. Private to "hager": g.
"Hader" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hager" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hader" for "hager" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Hader" or "hager" show up more?
What to do next
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 "hager" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hader" and "hager" 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 #262,428 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.