Which to use
“hale” and “hama” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,821
- “hale” frequency rank
- #44,666
- “hama” frequency rank
- 80487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hale | hama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular des Substantivs hala | Eimer, Schüssel |
Letter map: hale vs hama
Shared letters muted; letters that set hale and hama apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hale and hama follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on hale vs hama
hale and hama are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hale is recorded at frequency rank #35,821, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɦalɛ]. hama is at rank #44,666, tagged as anoun.
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 80487, this pair ranks #194,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hale vs hama
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hale": el. Private to "hama": m.
"hale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "hale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hale" and "hama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hama 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 #194,581 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.