Which to use
“halb” is an adjective and “haze” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,849
- “halb” frequency rank
- #49,774
- “haze” frequency rank
- 51623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halb | haze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geteilt durch zwei; die Hälfte von etwas seiend; zu 50 Prozent | Atmosphäre, Wetter: sehr feine, weit verstreute feste oder flüssige Partikel in der Luft |
Where the eye mixes halb and haze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: halb vs haze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: halb is [halp] while haze is [heɪz]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
halb is recorded at frequency rank #1,849, classified as anadj, pronounced [halp]. 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 51623, this pair ranks #1,128,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of halb vs haze
Shared letters: ah. Private to "halb": bl. Private to "haze": ez.
"halb" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "haze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "halb" for "haze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "halb" or "haze"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "halb" and "haze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "halb" 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 #1,128,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "halb" 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 #1,128,462 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.