Which to use
“Hähne” is a noun and “hatte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,790
- “Hähne” frequency rank
- #91
- “hatte” frequency rank
- 49881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hähne | hatte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hahn | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs haben |
Where the eye mixes Hähne and hatte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Hähne and hatte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Hähne and hatte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hähne is [ˈhɛːnə] while hatte is [ˈhatə]. 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 49881, 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]. hatte is at rank #91, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhatə].
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 49881, this pair ranks #1,194,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hähne vs hatte
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Hähne": nä. Private to "hatte": at.
"Hähne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hatte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hatte ← ahtte · hate · hatet · hhatte · htate
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hähne" and "hatte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hähne" or "hatte"?
What to do next
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 "hatte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,194,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hähne" and "hatte" 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 #1,194,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.