Which to use
“Hähne” is a noun and “halte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,790
- “Hähne” frequency rank
- #1,390
- “halte” frequency rank
- 51180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hähne | halte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hahn | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten |
Where the eye mixes Hähne and halte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Hähne and halte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Hähne vs halte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hähne is [ˈhɛːnə] while halte is [ˈhaltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hähne is recorded at frequency rank #49,790, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛːnə]. halte is at rank #1,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhaltə].
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 51180, this pair ranks #1,145,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hähne vs halte
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Hähne": nä. Private to "halte": alt.
"Hähne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "halte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- halte ← ahlte · halet · hallte · haltte · hatle · hhalte · hlate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hähne" for "halte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Hähne" or "halte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hähne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "halte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,145,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hähne" and "halte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs haze". 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 #1,145,428 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.