Which to use
“Haken” and “Hosen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,803
- “Haken” frequency rank
- #5,089
- “Hosen” frequency rank
- 11892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haken | Hosen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geschwungen oder eckig gekrümmte Vorrichtung zum Aufhängen oder Einhaken von Objekten, meist aus Metall, Holz oder Kunststoff geformt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hose |
Where the eye mixes Haken and Hosen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Haken vs Hosen
A purely visual mix-up. Haken ([ˈhaːkn̩]) and Hosen ([ˈhoːzn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11892, 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]. Hosen is at rank #5,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhoːzn̩].
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 11892, this pair ranks #1,967,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haken vs Hosen
Shared letters: ehn. Private to "Haken": ak. Private to "Hosen": os.
"Haken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Hosen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Haken" and "Hosen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Haken" or "Hosen"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hosen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haken" and "Hosen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Haken 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 #1,967,360 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.