Which to use
“Haken” and “hare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,803
- “Haken” frequency rank
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- 47387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haken | hare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geschwungen oder eckig gekrümmte Vorrichtung zum Aufhängen oder Einhaken von Objekten, meist aus Metall, Holz oder Kunststoff geformt | der Hase |
Letter map: Haken vs hare
Shared letters muted; letters that set Haken and hare apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Haken runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hare's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - Haken / hare
Haken and hare 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 47387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haken is recorded at frequency rank #6,803, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːkn̩]. hare is at rank #40,584, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 47387, this pair ranks #1,286,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Haken vs hare
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "Haken": kn. Private to "hare": r.
"Haken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Haken" and "hare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Haken" vs "hare" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "Haken" and "hare". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,286,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haken" and "hare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hare vs puzzles". 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 #1,286,045 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.