Which to use
“Haken” and “haze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,803
- “Haken” frequency rank
- #49,774
- “haze” frequency rank
- 56577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haken | haze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geschwungen oder eckig gekrümmte Vorrichtung zum Aufhängen oder Einhaken von Objekten, meist aus Metall, Holz oder Kunststoff geformt | Atmosphäre, Wetter: sehr feine, weit verstreute feste oder flüssige Partikel in der Luft |
Where the eye mixes Haken and haze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Haken runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against haze's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Haken and haze
A purely visual mix-up. Haken ([ˈhaːkn̩]) and haze ([heɪz]) 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 56577, 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]. haze is at rank #49,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced [heɪz].
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 56577, this pair ranks #934,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Haken vs haze
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "Haken": kn. Private to "haze": z.
"Haken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "haze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Haken" and "haze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Haken" or "haze"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Haken" and "haze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #934,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haken" and "haze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne 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 #934,896 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.