Which to use
“Hähne” and “Henne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,790
- “Hähne” frequency rank
- #21,286
- “Henne” frequency rank
- 71076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hähne | Henne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hahn | weiblicher Vogel (insbesondere bei Hühnern) |
Same sound, different letters: Hähne vs Henne
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. Hähne and Henne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: Hähne vs Henne
This is the hard kind. Hähne and Henne are pronounced identically ([ˈhɛːnə]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71076, 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]. Henne is at rank #21,286, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛnə].
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 71076, this pair ranks #427,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hähne vs Henne
Shared letters: ehn. Private to "Hähne": ä. Private to "Henne": -.
"Hähne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Henne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Henne ← ehnne · hene · henen · hhenne · hnene
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hähne" and "Henne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Hähne" or "Henne" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hähne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Henne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hähne" and "Henne" 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 #427,485 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.