Which to use
“Haft” is a noun and “hak” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,742
- “Haft” frequency rank
- #38,795
- “hak” frequency rank
- 42537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haft | hak |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zustand des Verhaftetseins | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken |
Where the eye mixes Haft and hak
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Haft vs hak
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Haft is [haft] while hak is [haːk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haft is recorded at frequency rank #3,742, classified as anoun, pronounced [haft]. hak is at rank #38,795, tagged as averb, pronounced [haːk].
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 42537, this pair ranks #1,446,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Haft vs hak
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Haft": ft. Private to "hak": k.
"Haft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hak" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Haft ← ahft · hafft · haftt · hatf · hfat · hhaft
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Haft" and "hak" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Haft" or "hak" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hak" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,446,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haft" and "hak" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hak 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 #1,446,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.