Which to use
“Häkchen” and “Haken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,842
- “Häkchen” frequency rank
- #6,803
- “Haken” frequency rank
- 42645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Häkchen | Haken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleiner oder winziger Haken | geschwungen oder eckig gekrümmte Vorrichtung zum Aufhängen oder Einhaken von Objekten, meist aus Metall, Holz oder Kunststoff geformt |
Where the eye mixes Häkchen and Haken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Häkchen runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against Haken's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Häkchen vs Haken
A purely visual mix-up. Häkchen ([ˈhɛːkçən]) and Haken ([ˈhaːkn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Häkchen is recorded at frequency rank #35,842, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛːkçən]. Haken is at rank #6,803, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːkn̩].
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 42645, this pair ranks #1,442,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Häkchen vs Haken
Shared letters: ehkn. Private to "Häkchen": cä. Private to "Haken": a.
"Häkchen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Haken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Haken ← ahken · haekn · hakenn · hakken · hakne · hhaken · hkaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Häkchen" for "Haken" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Häkchen" vs "Haken" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Häkchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Haken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,442,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Häkchen" and "Haken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Häkchen vs Häufchen". 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 #1,442,976 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.