# hall vs hau

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hall
*verb · IPA [hal] · frequency rank #6,434*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hallen

### hau
*verb · IPA [haʊ̯] · frequency rank #7,064*
2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs hauen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hall-vs-hau