Which to use
“hagelt” and “häkeln” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,553
- “hagelt” frequency rank
- #39,432
- “häkeln” frequency rank
- 81985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hagelt | häkeln |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hageln | einen Faden mit Hilfe einer Häkelnadel zu zusammenhängenden Maschen verknüpfen |
Where the eye mixes hagelt and häkeln
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hagelt and häkeln follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses hagelt with häkeln
A purely visual mix-up. hagelt ([ˈhaːɡl̩t]) and häkeln ([ˈhɛːkl̩n]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hagelt is recorded at frequency rank #42,553, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhaːɡl̩t]. häkeln is at rank #39,432, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛːkl̩n].
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 81985, this pair ranks #165,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hagelt vs häkeln
Shared letters: ehl. Private to "hagelt": agt. Private to "häkeln": knä.
"hagelt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "häkeln" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hagelt ← ahgelt · haeglt · hagellt · hageltt · hagetl · haggelt · haglet · hgaelt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hagelt" for "häkeln" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hagelt" or "häkeln"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "hagelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "häkeln" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hagelt" and "häkeln" 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 #165,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.