Which to use
“halde” is a noun and “hatte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,984
- “halde” frequency rank
- #91
- “hatte” frequency rank
- 40075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halde | hatte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abraumhalde | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs haben |
Letter map: halde vs hatte
Shared letters muted; letters that set halde and hatte apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: halde vs hatte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: halde is anoun and hatteaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
halde is recorded at frequency rank #39,984, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. hatte is at rank #91, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhatə].
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 40075, this pair ranks #1,518,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of halde vs hatte
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "halde": dl. Private to "hatte": t.
"halde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hatte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "halde" for "hatte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "halde" or "hatte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "halde" and "hatte".
- Full dictionary entry for "halde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hatte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,518,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "halde" and "hatte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "halde 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 #1,518,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.