Which to use
“haftet” is a verb and “Hüfte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,316
- “haftet” frequency rank
- #12,511
- “Hüfte” frequency rank
- 26827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haftet | Hüfte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haften | die seitliche Körperpartie unterhalb der Taille auf Höhe des Beckengürtels |
Where the eye mixes haftet and Hüfte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. haftet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Hüfte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses haftet with Hüfte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: haftet is [ˈhaftət] while Hüfte is [ˈhʏftə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26827, 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]. Hüfte is at rank #12,511, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʏftə].
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 26827, this pair ranks #1,811,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of haftet vs Hüfte
Shared letters: efht. Private to "haftet": a. Private to "Hüfte": ü.
"haftet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hüfte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- haftet ← ahftet · hafett · hafftet · haftett · haftte · hafttet · hatfet · hfatet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "haftet" and "Hüfte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "haftet" or "Hüfte" 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 "haftet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hüfte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,811,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haftet" and "Hüfte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haftet 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 #1,811,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.