Which to use
“hak” and “hear” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,795
- “hak” frequency rank
- #34,155
- “hear” frequency rank
- 72950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hak | hear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken | hören; mit dem Gehör wahrnehmen |
Where the eye mixes hak and hear
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hak runs 3 letters (CVC) against hear's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hak vs hear
A purely visual mix-up. hak ([haːk]) and hear ([hɪə(ɹ)]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72950, 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]. hear is at rank #34,155, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɪə(ɹ)].
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 72950, this pair ranks #373,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hak vs hear
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hak": k. Private to "hear": er.
"hak" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hear" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hear ← ehar · haer · hearr · hhear
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hak" and "hear" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hak" or "hear" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hak" and "hear" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hak" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hak" and "hear" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hak 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 #373,918 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.