Haie vs hama, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#16,444
“Haie” frequency rank: #44,666
“hama” frequency rank: 61110
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Haie	hama
Definition	Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hai	Eimer, Schüssel

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Haie and hama apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

Haie

4 ch

hama

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Haie 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Haie is recorded at frequency rank #16,444, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯ə]. 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 61110, this pair ranks #761,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Haie vs hama

Shared letters: ah. Private to "Haie": ei. Private to "hama": m.

"Haie" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

Haie ← ahie · haei · hhaie · hiae
hama ← ahma · haam · hamma · hhama · hmaa

Frequency comparison

Haie#16,444

hama#44,666

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Haie" and "hama" be used interchangeably?

No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "Haie" or "hama"?

"Haie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,444 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.

Remembering Haie vs hama

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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