# hale vs handle

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hale
*noun · IPA [ˈɦalɛ] · frequency rank #35,821*
Dativ Singular des Substantivs hala

### handle
*verb · IPA [ˈhandlə] · frequency rank #11,668*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs handeln

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hale-vs-handle