Which to use
“hak” is a verb and “hama” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,795
- “hak” frequency rank
- #44,666
- “hama” frequency rank
- 83461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hak | hama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken | Eimer, Schüssel |
Letter map: hak vs hama
Shared letters muted; letters that set hak and hama apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hak runs 3 letters (CVC) against hama's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hak and hama
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hak is averb and hamaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hak is recorded at frequency rank #38,795, classified as averb, pronounced [haːk]. 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 83461, this pair ranks #139,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hak vs hama
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hak": k. Private to "hama": m.
"hak" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hama ← ahma · haam · hamma · hhama · hmaa
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "hak" and "hama". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hak" 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 #139,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hak" 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 #139,553 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.