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Which to use

“Hader” and “Header” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,200
“Hader” frequency rank
#23,976
“Header” frequency rank
72176
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hader Header
Definition lang andauernder, unterschwellig schwelender Streit Kopfzeile mit den Metadaten einer E-Mail, einer Datei oder Ähnlichem, zu der unter Umständen die Empfänger- und Absenderadresse und der Betreff gehören können

Where the eye mixes Hader and Header

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Hader
6 ch
Header

Look-alike desk: Hader vs Header

A purely visual mix-up. Hader ([ˈhaːdɐ]) and Header ([ˈhɛdɐ]) 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 72176, 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]. Header is at rank #23,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛdɐ].

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 72176, this pair ranks #395,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Hader vs Header

Shared letters: adehr. Private to "Hader": -. Private to "Header": -.

"Hader" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Header" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Haderahder · hadder · haderr · hadre · haedr · hdaer · hhader
  • Headerehader · haeder · headder · headerr · headre · heaedr · hedaer · hheader

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Hader" and "Header" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhaːdɐ] versus [ˈhɛdɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Hader" or "Header" show up more?
"Header" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,976 in our German list, against #48,200 for "Hader". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "Header" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #395,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hader" and "Header" 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 #395,648 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list