Which to use
“hager” is an adjective and “Haken” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,164
- “hager” frequency rank
- #6,803
- “Haken” frequency rank
- 35967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hager | Haken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dürr, mager, sehnig, knochig (und häufig groß gewachsen) | geschwungen oder eckig gekrümmte Vorrichtung zum Aufhängen oder Einhaken von Objekten, meist aus Metall, Holz oder Kunststoff geformt |
Where the eye mixes hager and Haken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hager and Haken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hager is [ˈhaːɡɐ] while Haken is [ˈhaːkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hager is recorded at frequency rank #29,164, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaːɡɐ]. Haken is at rank #6,803, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːkn̩].
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 35967, this pair ranks #1,627,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hager vs Haken
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "hager": gr. Private to "Haken": kn.
"hager" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Haken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hager" for "Haken" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hager" or "Haken"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hager" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Haken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,627,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hager" and "Haken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hager vs Hemer". 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 #1,627,198 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.