Which to use
“haftet” is a verb and “Häuten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,316
- “haftet” frequency rank
- #48,238
- “Häuten” frequency rank
- 62554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haftet | Häuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haften | Tötung durch Entfernen der Haut |
Where the eye mixes haftet and Häuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. haftet (CVCCVC) and Häuten (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: haftet vs Häuten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: haftet is [ˈhaftət] while Häuten is [ˈhɔɪ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haftet is recorded at frequency rank #14,316, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhaftət]. Häuten is at rank #48,238, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯tn̩].
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 62554, this pair ranks #708,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of haftet vs Häuten
Shared letters: eht. Private to "haftet": af. Private to "Häuten": nuä.
"haftet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Häuten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- haftet ← ahftet · hafett · hafftet · haftett · haftte · hafttet · hatfet · hfatet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "haftet" for "Häuten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "haftet" or "Häuten"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "haftet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Häuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #708,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haftet" and "Häuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harren vs Häuten". 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 #708,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.