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“Hai” and “hama” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,389
“Hai” frequency rank
#44,666
“hama” frequency rank
58055
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hai hama
Definition im Meer lebender Raubfisch (Überordnung Selachii) aus der Klasse der Knorpelfische Eimer, Schüssel

Letter map: Hai vs hama

Shared letters muted; letters that set Hai and hama apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
Hai
4 ch
hama

Corpus notes: Hai and hama

Hai and hama are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hai is recorded at frequency rank #13,389, classified as anoun, pronounced [haɪ̯]. hama is at rank #44,666, tagged as anoun.

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 58055, this pair ranks #877,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hai vs hama

Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hai": i. Private to "hama": m.

"Hai" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hamaahma · haam · hamma · hhama · hmaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hai" and "hama" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Hai" or "hama"?
"Hai" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,389 in our German list, against #44,666 for "hama". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Hai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #877,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hai" and "hama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hama 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 #877,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list