Which to use
“Hagel” is a noun and “hagelt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,284
- “Hagel” frequency rank
- #42,553
- “hagelt” frequency rank
- 62837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hagel | hagelt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus meist kleinen Eisklumpen bestehender Niederschlag | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hageln |
Where the eye mixes Hagel and hagelt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Hagel runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hagelt's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Hagel with hagelt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hagel is [ˈhaːɡl̩] while hagelt is [ˈhaːɡl̩t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Hagel” sits inside “hagelt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hagel is recorded at frequency rank #20,284, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːɡl̩]. hagelt is at rank #42,553, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhaːɡl̩t].
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 62837, this pair ranks #698,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hagel vs hagelt
Shared letters: aeghl. Private to "Hagel": -. Private to "hagelt": t.
"Hagel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hagelt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hagel" and "hagelt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Hagel" or "hagelt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Hagel" and "hagelt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hagel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hagelt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #698,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hagel" and "hagelt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hagelt vs hapert". 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 #698,407 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.