Which to use
“halten” is a verb and “Hasen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #395
- “halten” frequency rank
- #10,487
- “Hasen” frequency rank
- 10882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halten | Hasen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas durch Kraftausübung in Ruhe belassen oder bringen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hase |
Where the eye mixes halten and Hasen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: halten is [ˈhaltn̩] while Hasen is [ˈhaːzn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
halten is recorded at frequency rank #395, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhaltn̩]. Hasen is at rank #10,487, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːzn̩].
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 10882, this pair ranks #1,972,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of halten vs Hasen
Shared letters: aehn. Private to "halten": lt. Private to "Hasen": s.
"halten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC