Which to use
“Haftung” and “Haltung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,380
- “Haftung” frequency rank
- #2,546
- “Haltung” frequency rank
- 11926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haftung | Haltung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die rechtliche Belangbarkeit | (bezüglich des Stehens, Gehens oder Sitzens) Art und Weise, den Körper, insbesondere das Rückgrat zu halten; Körperhaltung |
Where the eye mixes Haftung and Haltung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Haftung and Haltung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Haftung with Haltung
A purely visual mix-up. Haftung ([ˈhaftʊŋ]) and Haltung ([ˈhaltʊŋ]) 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 a single letter - f in “Haftung” becomes l in “Haltung”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haftung is recorded at frequency rank #9,380, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaftʊŋ]. Haltung is at rank #2,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaltʊŋ].
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 11926, this pair ranks #1,967,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haftung vs Haltung
Shared letters: aghntu. Private to "Haftung": f. Private to "Haltung": l.
"Haftung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Haltung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Haftung" and "Haltung" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Haftung" or "Haltung"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Haftung" and "Haltung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haftung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Haltung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haftung" and "Haltung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haltend vs Haltung". 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 #1,967,183 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.