Which to use
“Haken” and “Hasen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,803
- “Haken” frequency rank
- #10,487
- “Hasen” frequency rank
- 17290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haken | Hasen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geschwungen oder eckig gekrümmte Vorrichtung zum Aufhängen oder Einhaken von Objekten, meist aus Metall, Holz oder Kunststoff geformt | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hase |
Where the eye mixes Haken and Hasen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Haken vs Hasen
A purely visual mix-up. Haken ([ˈhaːkn̩]) and Hasen ([ˈhaːzn̩]) 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 a single letter - k in “Haken” becomes s in “Hasen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17290, 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]. Hasen is at rank #10,487, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːzn̩].
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 17290, this pair ranks #1,928,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haken vs Hasen
Shared letters: aehn. Private to "Haken": k. Private to "Hasen": s.
"Haken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Hasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Haken" and "Hasen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Haken" vs "Hasen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hasen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,928,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haken" and "Hasen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hasen 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 #1,928,685 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.